As a Weifield partner, Karla Nugent is responsible for the company’s business development, marketing, sales and preconstruction departments. She has a degree in Psychology from Colorado State University and her leadership experience spans the distribution, data center construction, business expansion, operation automation, electrical construction, and philanthropy arenas. Karla’s efforts have led Weifield to a leadership position in energy-efficiency and management and becoming the first electrical contractor in the region to complete a Net-Zero energy project.

Karla successfully promotes Weifield Group while passionately advocating for a better construction workforce and industry.  She currently serves as chair of the Avista Hospital Foundation Board for Centura Health, she is a Rocky Mountain Christian Academy board member , and she serves on the Executive Council for the Emily Griffith Technical College. She has also served as president of the Independent Electrical Contractors – Rocky Mountain (IECRM) Association, and chair of the Constructors and Designers Alliance (CDA). In recent years, Karla presented to the Colorado General Assembly, advocating for improved training for the next generation of construction workers, which led to her becoming one of the founding members of SkillBuild Colorado and Skills2Compete Colorado. In 2014, Karla was honored with three notable industry and business awards, including Denver Business Journal’s “Outstanding Women in Business” award, CREW Denver’s “Emerging Iconic Woman” award, and Denver Business Journal Partners in Philanthropy’s “Corporate Citizen of the Year” award.