Summer Westbrooks is a strategic marketing and communications director for Gilmore Construction – overseeing proposal development, internal communication, public relations, and other corporate marketing duties. Throughout her 13-year tenure in the construction industry, Summer has worked on various internal and external efforts for construction companies, including public information efforts for non-profit and municipal clients. Summer previously worked as a public information officer (PIO) at the National Western Center Integrated Demolition project. She has helped win over $1 billion in construction contractors and assists in business development efforts for aviation and municipal markets. Summer was recognized as a 2023 Engineering News-Record (ENR) Mountain States – Top Young Professional awardee.
Summer has experience supporting small and diverse business outreach and has been an active member of the Hispanic Contractors of Colorado (HCC) for the past six years. She helped kick off the HCC Women in Leadership (WIL) committee as co-chair in 2020 and currently serves on the HCC Marketing, Events and Membership Committee.