Katrina Peebles

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Katrina Peebles is a philanthropist [1] and principal and creative director of the Peebles Corporation. [2] [3]

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Career

In the early 1990s, Katrina Peebles led the Peebles Corporation's real estate tax appeal division. By the mid-1990s, following the launch of Peebles Atlantic Development Corporation, she became involved in preparing responses to requests for proposals and overseeing marketing efforts for mixed-use developments in Florida. [4]

In her role as creative director, Peebles has been an integral part of the creative process of several of the Peebles Corporation’s projects, including the $9 million restoration of The Bath Club in Miami Beach. [5] [6]

In September 2011, President Barack Obama appointed Peebles to the President’s Advisory Committee on Arts for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. [7]

In 2020, Peebles purchased a house at 2691 Sheltingham Drive in Wellington for $1.9 million. After completing renovations, she sold the property six months later for $4.1 million, according to property records. In June 2024, Peebles sold another house at 2650 Sheltingham Drive in the Palm Beach Polo & Country Club for $6.2 million. She had bought the property from Johnson & Johnson heiress Alison Firestone Robitaille for $3.1 million in January and renovated the 5,900-square-foot house before finding a buyer within six months. [3]

Philanthropy

Katrina Peebles is involved in various charities in cities where The Peebles Corporation does business. She has collaborated with Give Back for Special Equestrians, an organization that provides therapeutic horseback riding and equine-assisted scholarships for children and veterans with disabilities, including paralysis and post-traumatic stress disorder. Her involvement was inspired by her daughter, Chloe, who has a strong interest in horseback riding. [8]

Peebles has also served on the boards of CARE Elementary School in Miami and the Mission Society of New York City. [9]

Personal life

Katrina Peebles graduated from the University of Colorado in 1985 [10] and married Don Peebles in 1992. They have two children: Donahue III, a Columbia University graduate who now works as Executive Vice President at the Peebles Corporation, and Chloe, who is a top equestrian competitor. [4] [9] [11]

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