National Shattering Silence Coalition

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  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT US
    • STRATEGIC ROADMAP
    • LEADERSHIP TEAM
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • STATE DIRECTORS
    • PARTNERS
    • NATIONAL SOLIDARITY WALL
    • SMI INTELLIGENCE FAQ
    • SOCIAL IMPACT
    • CONTACT US
  • IMPACT INITIATIVES
    • CRISIS TO CARE
    • BEYOND STIGMA
    • EMPOWERING STATE DIRECTORS
    • RIGHT TO CARE PEER ALLIANCE >
      • Youth Peer Ambassador Chandler Groce
  • MEDIA & INSIGHTS
    • TREATMENT SAVES, NEGLECT COSTS: THE EVIDENCE >
      • SEE THE EVIDENCE
      • SHARE YOUR EVIDENCE
    • PRO & PEER TALKS
    • FRONTLINE PERSPECTIVES
    • NATIONAL POSITION PAPERS
    • CAMPAIGNS >
      • BEYOND STIGMA CAMPAIGN
      • STILL HERE CAMPAIGN
    • PODCASTS
    • IN THE NEWS
    • GET UPDATES
  • RESOURCES & ADVOCACY
    • UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOSIS GUIDE
    • SMI CAREGIVERS GUIDE
    • POLITICAL ADVOCACY GUIDE
    • HELPING IN CRISIS GUIDE
    • TREATMENT TERMS GUIDE
    • QUARTERLY RESOURCE GUIDE
    • EDUCATION & ADVOCACY TOOLS
  • SUPPORT GROUPS
    • THE ANCHOR
    • THE HIDDEN SENTENCE
    • SURVIVORS OF LOSS
    • SMI CAREGIVERS
    • SUCCESS CIRCLE
    • REPLANTING LIVES
  • BLOG
  • PRESS ROOM
  • JOIN
  • DONATE
    • BUILD A SYSTEM THAT CARES

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The Governing Authority

Led by a multidisciplinary alliance of medicine, law, policy, and lived experience, NSSC bridges the gap between the clinical frontlines and the halls of power. Our leadership ensures every strategy is unassailable and deeply rooted in the biological reality of no-fault brain disease.

Ann Corcoran
SYSTEMS ARCHITECT & RN
Ann Corcoran
President & Chief Executive Officer
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
OPERATIONS STRATEGIST
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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Daniel White
BIOTECH EXECUTIVE & DEVELOPMENT
Daniel White
Treasurer | Chief Development Officer | Board Member
A biotech founder with decades of corporate leadership, Daniel combines high-level investment strategy with data-driven advocacy to dismantle systemic barriers for families facing SMI.
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Linda Mimms
CAPITOL HILL LOBBYIST
Linda Mimms
Secretary | Co-Chair, Policy Action Committee
A seasoned lobbyist and Duke-trained policy analyst, Linda directs NSSC’s federal and state legislative strategies.
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Kerry Martin
LIVED-EXPERIENCE POLICY STRATEGIST
Kerry Martin
SVP of Strategy & Impact | Board Member
A Harvard-trained policy strategist and survivor, Kerry leverages over a decade of frontline experience to architect the NSSC’s national growth and systemic impact.
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Dr. Hager
NEUROLOGY & INFORMATICS
Dr. David 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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Judge Mack
DECRIMINALIZATION JURISPRUDENCE
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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