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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shameik Moore | Actor, NAMI Ambassador | (not set) |
| 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 |
| Jenna Possidento | Manager, Recovery Support Services | Connections Health Solutions- Crisis Response Center |
| Ash Pryor | (not set) | Peloton |
| Nikki Rashes | Director, NAMI Education Programs | NAMI National |
| Carolyn Rekerdres MD | Associate Med Director | Pecan Valley Center |
| Barbara Ricci | Treasurer | Ricci Advisors LLC |
| Sara Rice | Clinician | Koinonia Counseling Center |