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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Stein | Nurse Consultant and ER Nurse | Inflect Health |
| Jeanily Cruz | Founder and Trauma informed Psychotherapist | Kai Wellness Collective |
| Avi Davis | Student | Kennesaw State University |
| Sara Rice | Clinician | Koinonia Counseling Center |
| Chelsea Jackson Roberts, PhD | Yoga and Meditation Teacher | Lululemon |
| Peggy Huppert | Owner | Mentor Magic |
| Georgia Ede | Psychiatrist | Metabolic Mind |
| Hannah Warren | Communications and Advocacy Manager | Metabolic Mind |
| Kevin Maccioli | Director of Media Relations & Public Information | Middlesex Sheriff's Office |
| Glenda Wrenn Gordon | Chief of Clinical Strategy | Mindoula Health |
| Arron Muller | CEO | Modify Wellness, Inc. |
| Jason Whitehead | Therapist | Mosaic Insight |
| Andrew Nierenberg | N/A | N/A |
| Stephanie Robertson | Director Mental Health Equity Innovation | NAMI |
| Katherine Smithson | Senior Manager | NAMI |
| Barb Solish | National Director, Program Innovation | NAMI |
| Becca Lane | National Peer Education Programs Manager | NAMI |
| Mallory Kloucek | Manager, National Education Program | NAMI |
| Morgan Sills | NAMI National Senior Manager, Field Resource Development | NAMI |
| Carli Good | Director of Donor Relations | NAMI |