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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lezlie Poole, CPRAR, CPS, CPRP | Associate Director, Caregiver | Carter Center |
| Sarah Phillips, MPA | Associate Director | The Carter Center |
| Stephanie Pasternak | Director, State Affairs | NAMI National |
| Marty Parrish | Senior Project Manager | Common Spirit Health |
| Stephen Parker | Architect | Stantec |
| Oladunni Oluwoye | Associate Professor | Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University |
| Vonzail Odom | Founder | I Am The Voice Of Suicide |
| Chioma Obi | Senior Manager, Field Governance & Quality Assurance | NAMI National |
| Andrew Nierenberg | N/A | N/A |
| Blake Mycoskie | (not set) | ENOUGH |
| Jason Musgrove | Public Policy Coordinator | NAMI Oklahoma |
| Arron Muller | CEO | Modify Wellness, Inc. |
| Shameik Moore | Actor, NAMI Ambassador | (not set) |
| Elizabeth Monrad | Director, Field Data Analysis | NAMI National |
| Joy Miller | Parent/Advocate | Home |
| Jordan Miller | Manager, Youth & Young Adult Initiatives | NAMI National |
| Ray Merenstein | Executive Director | NAMI Colorado |
| Ray Merenstein | Executive Director | NAMI Colorado |
| Christine M. Crawford | Associate Medical Director | NAMI National |
| Kellan McNally | Graduate Research Assistant/PhD Candidate | Wayne State University |