President & Founder
Nakikia A. Wilson, MHSA
Nakikia A. Wilson aka “CoachKeepItMoving” is a native of Kinston, North Carolina, now living in Durham with her 3 children. She is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University where she earned her B. A. Degree in Radio & Television Broadcast. She worked for ABC 45 in Winston-Salem, NC & WB 22 in Raleigh, NC as a Technical Director for News shows. After several years in the broadcast television industry, Nakikia realized her passion was in healthcare education and advocacy.
Nakikia earned her Master’s degree in Health Services Administration from Strayer University. Armed with a graduate education and a passion to utilized what she learned, she obtained positions with organizations, such PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Mamsi Health Plans, United Healthcare, Humana and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina gaining extensive experience to help the community.
Currently, Nakikia is employed with the Department of Veteran Affairs as a Certified Advanced Medical Support Assistant helping Veterans coordinate health and wellness services at the Durham VA Medical Center and in the community. She is certified as an Emotional Support Coach/Facilitator through the Community Healing Network. In addition, Nakikia is Certified as Mental Health Awareness Advocate and Life Coach via New Skills Academy. She is the owner and operator of KIMCESS, LLC and Founder and President of K.I.M. (Keep It Moving) 4U, Inc., a nonprofit with an organizational mission is to empower the community through awareness, education, advocacy and supportive services that aid in the understanding of prevention or management of mental illness and chronic diseases.
On April 4, 2011, Nakikia was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis followed by diagnoses with Anxiety, Panic Attack Disorder, ADD and PTSD. She has since dedicated herself to raising awareness, providing education, advocacy and supportive services to the community about Multiple Sclerosis, Mental Illness and other chronic diseases. She shares her personal journey and struggles with how mental illness has influenced her life after divorce, raising children, working full time and living day to day.
Nakikia is a member of nonprofit organizations Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., The Greater Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the National MS Society, The Community Healing Network and The National Patient Advocate Association. She continues to serve her community as a Mental Health Advocate helping individuals and families navigate through the maze of the healthcare system and dispelling stigmas about Mental illness. “Keep It Moving,” not only serves as the name of the organization, but is also her life’s motto as it has demonstrated the positive changes that have reshaped her life.