Alonzo Lon Vining

About Alonzo Lon Vining

A crusader at heart, Lon\'s passion is instigating the healthy disruption of lifeless norms and stagnant thinking in order to create fertile ground for organizations, communities and the planet to thrive, and for individuals to experience freedom, justice, and truly abundant life. Lon is an entrepreneur by trade, a truly catalytic leader with a passion to creatively transmit important information that changes the world. He\'s worked across educational, business and non-profit sectors using diverse communication abilities, creative teaching methods and award-winning writing skills to this end. He has a deep commitment to the success of those he serves. He has lived and worked in East Africa and Canada for a decade, and through his international experiences has gained a deep appreciation for the rich diversity of both the human race and the planet we inhabit. He believes that both deserve our finest efforts and our full attention as we are called to steward the earth wisely and love humanity unselfishly. SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS ALONG THE WAY • Communicating/Performing: He\'s given over 500 speeches and talks and countless vocal performances in several countries, been a guest on nationwide US TV and radio programs and performed a leading vocal role in a major animated movie. • Starting: He\'s played key roles in the start-up of seven orgs from launch to maturity, promoting and selling products and providing services across a wide variety of fields: service, sales, ministry, entertainment and consulting. • Promoting. He served as outreach and social media director for the successful movie “The Promise: Birth of the Messiah,” which reached #2 in its sales category in the US in 2013 and 2014. He also voiced the lead role of Gabriel. • Serving. He and his Mission Northwest Arkansas team were awarded the 2005 Red Cross Hero Award for mobilizing and training thousands of volunteers to assist Hurricane Katrina evacuees.

Experience

1. Director of Communications and Marketing

   Nrhythm

   Aug 2018 — Present · Fayetteville, AR, US

   Leading the communications and social media outreach for a leading-edge organizational health consultancy which specializes in the co-creation of regenerative organizational designs for businesses, non-profits, government, and educational entities. nRhythm uses living system design principles to realize organizational thriving and reap abundance for all stakeholders and the communities and planet in which they live.

Education

• Ouachita Baptist University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History and Biblical Studies (Languages)

  1987 — 1992

• Union University

  Master’s Degree, Christian Studies (Missions Track)

  2016 — 2023

• Arkadelphia High School

  High School

  1984 — 1987