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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. | CEO | NAMI National |
| Carli Good | Director of Donor Relations | NAMI |
| Brandon Graham | Director, Advocacy | NAMI National |
| Sierra Grandy | Neurodiversity Educator | Mental Health Keynote Speaker | Disability Rights Advocate | Attorney | Founder, Questify Your Life LLC – a Multimedia Storytelling Studio & Creative Guild | Questify Your Life LLC |
| Melina Griss | Medical Director - Neuropsychologist | The Hartford |
| Phylicia Hancle | Youth Program Director | CWC Alliance |
| Robert K. Heinssen | Psychologist | Retired NIMH |
| Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen | Senior Vice President for Public Engagement Campaigns | The Trevor Project |
| Rebeca Henríquez | School Administrator & Peer Leadership Council 1st Vice-Chair | NAMI Texas |
| Sarah C. Hines | National Director, Information Systems | NAMI National |
| Twanna House | Director of Programs | NAMI Emerald Coast |
| Peggy Huppert | Owner | Mentor Magic |
| Chuck Ingoglia | President and CEO | The National Council for Mental Wellbeing |
| Laklieshia Izzard | Licensed Professional Counselor | Shekinah Counseling/NAMI National 2nd VP |
| Linda Jackson | CEO | The Association for Community Empowerment Solutions (ACESWorld) |
| Caitlyn Jennings | Board of Directors Member | NAMI Montgomery County Maryland |
| Ebonee Johnson | Assistant Professor | Department of Community & Behavioral Health University of Iowa College of Public Health |
| Travis Johnson | Director of Behavioral Health | Inclusivcare Medical Center |
| Athena Kabylafkas | Peer Program Director | NAMI Colorado |
| Janise Kaufman-Young, MA, LPCC (OH), LPC (WV), NCC | Therapist | Ohio Valley Counseling, LLC |