Voices Taking the Stage
Get to know your NAMICon 2026 speakers. Each one has lived it, studied it or fought for it. Together, they're bringing their most powerful stories, breakthroughs and hard-won wisdom to one place — for you.
Main Stage Keynotes
We Are Enough: Blake Mycoskie in Conversation with Dan Gillison
Thursday | 9 a.m. – 10:15 am
Blake Mycoskie
From Surviving to Thriving: Intentional Caring for Youth Mental Health
Thursday | 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Dr. Alfiee
Founder of The AAKOMA Project and lead of the MATTIE Fund
Conversations with Carnie: Mental Illness and Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)
Friday | 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Carnie Wilson
Grammy nominated singer songwriter, mental health advocate
Carnie is a paid spokesperson for Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. She does not have TD.
Fireside Chat with Joshua Bassett
Friday | 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Joshua Bassett
American actor, singer-songwriter, and musician
William and Carol Carpenter Professor in Psychiatry in Mental Illness Research, University Of Maryland
Deanna L. Kelly, PharmD, BCPP, FAAPP
William and Carol Carpenter Professor in Psychiatry in Mental Illness Research, University Of Maryland
Impact Session Speakers
| Full Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Stearns | Executive Director | NAMI New Hampshire |
| Mary Sorenson | Director, Field Resource Development | NAMI National |
| Barb Solish | National Director, Program Innovation | NAMI |
| Jennifer Snow | National Director of Government Relations & Policy | NAMI National |
| Alicia Snead | Youth & Young Adult Coordinator | NAMI Alabama |
| Katherine Smithson | Senior Manager | NAMI |
| Stephanie Slowly Little | Executive Director | NAMI Maryland |
| Morgan Sills | NAMI National Senior Manager, Field Resource Development | NAMI |
| Jackie Sheridan-Johnson | Research Scientist | NORC at the University of Chicago |
| Shannon Scully | Director, Justice Policy and Initiatives | NAMI Natoinal |
| Karen Schuh | Treasurer | NAMI Spokane |
| Nichole Marie Schembre | Founder | Yoga Your Way® LLC |
| Stephanie Robertson | Director Mental Health Equity Innovation | NAMI |
| Sara Rice | Clinician | Koinonia Counseling Center |
| Barbara Ricci | Treasurer | Ricci Advisors LLC |
| Carolyn Rekerdres MD | Associate Med Director | Pecan Valley Center |
| Nikki Rashes | Director, NAMI Education Programs | NAMI National |
| Ash Pryor | Instructor | Peloton |
| Jenna Possidento | Manager, Recovery Support Services | Connections Health Solutions- Crisis Response Center |
| Leah Pope | Research Scientist/Associate Professor | New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University Department of Psychiatry |