Driven by lived experience and clinical expertise, our board provides the strategic oversight required to dismantle systemic neglect and secure medical accountability for those with SMI.
The National Shattering Silence Coalition is led by a multidisciplinary board of directors at the intersection of medicine, law, and public policy. Our leadership represents decades of frontline experience in psychiatric emergency care, forensic psychiatry, and legislative advocacy. Together, we are unified in a single mission: to reform the systems that have failed the most vulnerable among us.
Ann Corcoran
Executive Director
A veteran registered nurse with 30 years of clinical experience, Ann leverages medical systems to reframe SMI as a no-fault brain disease requiring medical accountability.
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Marcie Sohara
Vice President
An advocate since 2009, Marcie leverages over 20 years of operations expertise to bridge the gap between lived experience and policy reform.
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Lynda Cutrell
Treasurer
A former senior financial executive, Lynda brings corporate precision to advocacy. She pioneered the "99 Faces Project" to challenge systemic neglect.
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Lynn Nanos
Secretary
A mobile emergency psychiatric clinician and author, Lynn works at the critical intersection of clinical care and public safety.
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Dr. Christopher Hager
Board Member
Board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Hager is a leading expert on anosognosia—the neurological inability to recognize one’s own illness.
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Clarence Jordan
Board Member
A former naval officer with 30 years of leadership in behavioral health, Clarence is a national subject matter expert in peer services.
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Judge Milton Mack
Board Member
A State Court Administrator Emeritus, Judge Mack is one of the nation’s foremost experts on the decriminalization of mental illness.
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Kerry Martin
Board Member
A Harvard-trained policy strategist and survivor, Kerry brings over a decade of legacy perspective to the NSSC's evolution.
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Linda Mimms
Board Member
A seasoned lobbyist and Duke-trained policy analyst, Linda directs NSSC’s federal and state legislative strategies.
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Dr. Anne Whitman
Board Member
With a PhD from Harvard and 30 years in peer community leadership, Anne specializes in core values of mutuality and resilience.
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