Speakers
Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble
Psychologist and Founder
The AAKOMA Project
Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble (aka Dr. Alfiee) is a pioneering psychologist, scientist, author, media maven, Melinda French Gates Global Leader, and founder of the innovative nonprofit, The AAKOMA Project. She is also the Chief Mental Wealth Officer for Charlamagne Tha God’s foundation, the Mental Wealth Alliance. A thought leader in her field, Dr. Alfiee focuses on mental health and suicide prevention (for intersectional Youth and Young Adults of Color, including LGBTQAI+ youth and those with disabilities) along with educating the public about culturally relevant burnout prevention, mindfulness and gratitude practices. Dr. Alfiee envisioned The AAKOMA Project in 1999. While it began as an academic medicine research lab (first at Duke Medicine then at Georgetown Medicine), in 2018, she boldly transitioned AAKOMA into the thriving Woman of Color led, million-dollar mental health nonprofit it is today. Dr. Alfiee is a regular media contributor for outlets like The Grio, Today Show, The Breakfast Club, the New York Times, and others. She co-hosts the Audacy Radio suicide prevention special I’m Listening with Carson Daly and Katie Neal, and co-hosted the Born This Way Foundation’s World Kindness Day short film The Power of Kindness, with Lady Gaga. Mixing rigorous science, popular culture and thoughtfulness about diverse population, she is a thought leader and passionate advocate for youth and young adult mental health. Dr. Alfiee recently had the honor of moderating a National Governors’ Association forum on adolescent mental health with 19th and 21st U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy and Governor Phil Murphy (NJ). An author/co-author of 3 books: The Handbook of Mental Health in African American Youth (academic textbook), Community Mental Health Engagement with Racially Diverse Populations (academic textbook) and I want to See You Shining: The Guide (co-authored with super-producer Mark ‘King’ Batson) she is respected for her ability to capture audiences and inspire. Dr. Alfiee embodies her belief that there is enough love and light (informed by good culturally relevant science) to help everyone achieve #optimalmentalhealth. She lives by the mantra that everyone deserves #optimalmentalhealth which should always be informed by #lovelightscience.
Sherrill Mane
Chief Strategy Officer
Fathom
Sherrill Mane, currently leads the 614 Group business unit, Fathom Research and Content and is an SME on consulting projects. Sherrill is a leader in marketing and media strategy and in measurement methods and standardization. Sherrill has experience in TV and digital media ad sales strategy development, brand building, and primary and secondary media and marketing research and analytics. Mane is a superb communicator and subject matter expert who has been quoted in publications including Advertising Age, WSJ Online, The New York Times, WARC, Ad Week, MediaPost, and The LA Times on a broad array of topics. She has addressed audiences at countless industry conferences and events and moderated many heated industry debates. While at the IAB, Sherrill conceived of and led the Making Measurement Make Sense (3MS) initiative sponsored by The Association of National Advertisers (ANA), The American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As) and the IAB. 3MS established the standards for digital ad impression currency, viewability. Mane joined the IAB after fourteen years at CNN. Among her accomplishments was overseeing market strategy for the portfolio of CNN news brands: CNN, Headline News, CNN Airport Network, CNNfn, and the CNN websites. Sherrill built the first digital ad sales research department at Turner Broadcasting. Prior to joining The 614 Group, Sherrill was Head of MAdTech Strategy at Ipsos Connect where she led internal teams and major media clients’ teams in understanding the implications of MAdTech, the intersection of Media, Advertising and Technology.Mane served on the Board of Directors of the Advertising Research Foundation and The MRC. She is the recipient of several industry accolades including being named a Media Maven by Advertising Age in 2012; a Top Women in Media by Folio magazine in 2015 and 2016; a Top Woman in Digital by Cynopsis in 2015.
Morgann Noble
Howard University Honors Student and AAKOMA Project Intern
Morgann Noble is a marketing major at Howard University. This summer she interned for Duke University as a social media and marketing intern in their Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs Office. An avid mental health advocate, Morgann began her journey by interning at The AAKOMA Project. She serves in other roles such as: advisor to MTV / Viacom and Active Minds, model for Unilever Dove on their Real Cost of Beauty Ideals campaign, Rare Beauty Ambassador (the makeup brand founded by Selena Gomez), and more. In her role as a youth council advisor to MTV/ Viacom and Active Minds, she helps with the A.S.K. (acknowledge, support, keep in touch) campaign. With a passion for leadership and helping youth and young adults of color, Morgann has taken on various leadership roles on and off campus. In her spare 0me, she enjoys reading, traveling, and learning about the business world. Her career aspirations are to become the Chief Marketing Officer in either sports and entertainment marketing or in the corporate space, all while focusing on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion, mental health, and work-life balance in a demanding and rapidly growing business world.
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