Carner Derron has more than a decade of social impact marketing experience across nonprofit and agency environments. Her superpower is tapping into what makes an organization special to its most loyal users and then replicating that spark in new audiences. Carner pairs strategy chops with an operational mindset, specializing in both setting up and scaling marketing functions during moments of transformation. As Fractional Marketing Director, she advises CarnerTales on its digital strategy and infrastructure, aligning business priorities with marketing opportunities. Carner is also the founder of Derron Strategies, a marketing consultancy for purpose-driven organizations in transition.

Most recently, Carner built and led the marketing function of an emerging program at the Aspen Institute, elevating its global influence as a trusted authority in tech and media policy. During those six years with Aspen Digital, she scaled marcom operations to support 30% year-over-year organizational growth. With a proven ability to grow and retain loyal audiences, she also repositioned the flagship Aspen Cyber Summit from a niche cybersecurity gathering into a cross-sector leadership platform, increasing attendance by 35%.

Previously, she managed major social good clients at the world’s second largest communications firm, Weber Shandwick. There, Carner led the executive communications strategy that strengthened a philanthropist’s standing as a leading funder of nonprofit journalism. She also developed corporate sustainability thought leadership for the CEO of Nespresso. She has a BA in History from Vassar College. A longtime Colorado resident, Carner spends much of her free time exploring the Rocky Mountains.