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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sara Rice | Clinician | Koinonia Counseling Center |
| Rachel Waford | Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Professor | Emory University |
| Anabel Cloutier-Perez | Clinical Manager | The Hartford |
| Michael Wood | Chief Operating Officer | NAMI National |
| Glenda Wrenn Gordon | Chief of Clinical Strategy | Mindoula Health |
| Ken Duckworth | Chief Medical Officer | NAMI National |
| Matthew Bernstein | Chief Medical Officer | Accord and Ellenhorn |
| Annette Gantt | Chief Field Relations Officer | NAMI National |
| Anthony Estreet | Chief Executive Officer | National Association of Social Workers |
| Hannah Wesolowski | Chief Advocacy Officer | NAMI National |
| Nikki Tierney | Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and Certified Recovery Support Practitioner | CPC Integrated Health |
| Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. | CEO | NAMI National |
| Brandon Frame | CEO | The Black Man Can |
| Paul Bashea Williams | CEO | Hearts In Mind Counseling |
| Arron Muller | CEO | Modify Wellness, Inc. |
| Linda Jackson | CEO | The Association for Community Empowerment Solutions (ACESWorld) |
| Caitlyn Jennings | Board of Directors Member | NAMI Montgomery County Maryland |
| Gwenda Booth | Board of Directors | NAMI-Gwinnett |
| Robert Kolker | Author | (not set) |
| Oladunni Oluwoye | Associate Professor | Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University |