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Passing the Baton

We were excited to announce that our Chief Practice Officer Katherine Peele, FAIA, was named Board Chair on September 7, 2022. Katherine joined Boney Architects in 1988 after graduating as valedictorian of her class from NC State University with a Bachelor of Architecture, summa cum laude. She became Raleigh Office Leader in 2005, joined the Board of Directors in 2010, and was named Executive Vice President of Practice in September 2012 and Chief Practice Officer in 2019.

Katherine served as the 2000 President of AIA North Carolina and was elevated to AIA Fellowship in 2003 in recognition of her extensive expertise and commitment to educational facility design; in 2019 she received the AIA North Carolina Gold Medal. In 2009, she was awarded the William H. Dietrick Service Medal by the AIA North Carolina Chapter for her service to the profession; in 2017, she was appointed by the Governor to serve a five-year term on the North Carolina Board of Architecture, where she most recently served as President. We look forward to her leadership and to many more great things to come!

Katherine embodies LS3P’s Values, Mission, and Vision, and has long been a driving force in the firm’s success. Her reputation as an outstanding designer, leader, and advocate for the industry comes from her decades of service to the firm and the profession, and we are honored to work with her as the new Chair of LS3P’s Board.

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I had just been out of school for a year, working for what was then Boney Architects in Wilmington. The firm decided to open a Raleigh office and I raised my hand to move. Paul Boney asked me to look for office space; I had zero experience in even knowing how to start this process! However, Paul entrusted me and backed my decision on the office location I picked.