Macky Alson

Creative Leadership Lab
Macky Alson

Macky Alston is Vice President for Strategy, Engagement and Media at Auburn Theological Seminary, where he works to equip faith leaders to stand for justice in the media. Alston founded Auburn Media in 2002 and since then has served as its director, innovating a range of programs related to media and religion, training over 5000 faith leaders on a wide range of justice issues, including many of the most influential religious leaders of our day. He has won at the Sundance Film Festival twice and received the Gotham Open Palm Award, three Emmy nominations, and appeared widely in the press, including The Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Today Show, and The New York Times.