Associate Professor
(719) 502-3628 | karla.wrightgiles@pikespeak.edu
Box C17, Centennial | PCE-F236
Dr. Karla Wright-Giles holds a Doctor of Management degree in Business Management, with an emphasis in Global Leadership from Colorado Technical University. She also holds a master’s degree in international education from Framingham State University, and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from San Jose State University.
Dr. Wright-Giles is fondly referred to as Dr. K by her students and has been teaching in higher education for 23 years. She has been with PPSC since 2018, where she joined as an adjunct instructor, before becoming a full-time business faculty member.
Dr. K is a California native, who moved to Colorado Springs from Italy in 1994 with her husband, who is an Air Force Veteran, and daughter.
Dr. K has held a number of corporate marketing and public relations positions with Fortune 500 Companies and was an entrepreneur for more than 10 years. She is a Lifelong Learner who is passionate about supporting her students and encouraging them to excel and embrace academic excellence and success.
Dr. K has been honored by the Department of the Army for supporting its U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program, received recognition as one of Fort Carson’s Mountain Mover’s, and received an Outstanding Quality Service Award from Colorado Technical University. She has also been recognized by her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., for serving as an officer and one of the region’s Ivy Leaf Reporter’s, a public relations position that supports the international office.
Dr. K has taught courses in advertising, marketing, public relations, business communications, and business management. In addition, she has designed curriculum for courses at Colorado Technical University and Pikes Peak State College (PPSC).
Dr. K has published a dissertation, A phenomenological study on the factors that lead to entrepreneurial success among Black business owners in major U.S. metropolitan areas, among a number of business articles for companies and clients.