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
Conversations with Carnie: Mental Illness and Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)
Carnie Wilson
Grammy nominated singer songwriter, mental health advocate
Carnie is a paid spokesperson for Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. She does not have TD.
From Surviving to Thriving: Intentional Caring for Youth Mental Health
Dr. Alfiee
Founder of The AAKOMA Project and lead of the MATTIE Fund
We Are Enough: Blake Mycoskie in Conversation with Dan Gillison
Blake Mycoskie
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of TOMS
2026 NAMI Scientific Research Award Presentation
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Locke | 2026 Next Gen Advisor | NAMI New York State |
| Kevin Maccioli | Director of Media Relations & Public Information | Middlesex Sheriff's Office |
| Kellan McNally | Graduate Research Assistant/PhD Candidate | Wayne State University |
| Ray Merenstein | Executive Director | NAMI Colorado |
| Jordan Miller | Manager, Youth & Young Adult Initiatives | NAMI National |
| Joy Miller | Parent/Advocate | Home |
| Elizabeth Monrad | Director, Field Data Analysis | NAMI National |
| Arron Muller | CEO | Modify Wellness, Inc. |
| Jason Musgrove | Public Policy Coordinator | NAMI Oklahoma |
| Blake Mycoskie | (not set) | ENOUGH |
| Andrew Nierenberg | N/A | N/A |
| Chioma Obi | Senior Manager, Field Governance & Quality Assurance | NAMI National |
| Vonzail Odom | Founder | I Am The Voice Of Suicide |
| Oladunni Oluwoye | Associate Professor | Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University |
| Stephen Parker | Architect | Stantec |
| Marty Parrish | Senior Project Manager | Common Spirit Health |
| Stephanie Pasternak | Director, State Affairs | NAMI National |
| Sarah Phillips, MPA | Associate Director | The Carter Center |
| Lezlie Poole, CPRAR, CPS, CPRP | Associate Director, Caregiver | Carter Center |
| Leah Pope | Research Scientist/Associate Professor | New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University Department of Psychiatry |