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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Graham | Director, Advocacy | NAMI National |
| Nikki Rashes | Director, NAMI Education Programs | NAMI National |
| Mary Sorenson | Director, Field Resource Development | NAMI National |
| Rachel Gearinger | Senior Manager, Field Capacity Building | NAMI National |
| Sarah C. Hines | National Director, Information Systems | NAMI National |
| Elizabeth Monrad | Director, Field Data Analysis | NAMI National |
| Amy Yang | Director, Data Analysis and Evaluation | NAMI National |
| Christine Crawford | Associate Chief Medical Officer | NAMI National |
| Victoria Folayan | Manager of Corporate Partnerships & Giving | NAMI National |
| Michael Wood | Chief Operating Officer | NAMI National |
| Annette Gantt | Chief Field Relations Officer | NAMI National |
| NAMI National NextGen Advisors | (not set) | NAMI National |
| NAMI Scientific Advisory Council | (not set) | NAMI National |
| Dawn Brown | Director, CCIE | NAMI National |
| Michael Linskey | Director of Congressional Affairs | NAMI National |
| Christine M. Crawford | Associate Medical Director | NAMI National |
| Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. | CEO | NAMI National |
| Ken Duckworth | Chief Medical Officer | NAMI National |
| Shannon Scully | Director, Justice Policy and Initiatives | NAMI Natoinal |
| James Bowers | Executive Director | NAMI Nebraska |