Alexis Johnson, ARNP, PMHNP-BC, is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and owner of
Serene Mind Psychiatry, an outpatient private practice in Washington State. She has worked in mental
health for over 20 years, beginning her career as a psychiatric nurse before advancing to independent
practice. Alexis provides comprehensive psychiatric care for mood disorders, anxiety, ADHD,
trauma-related conditions, and incorporates innovative treatments like ketamine-assisted therapy when
appropriate.
Alexis is passionate about Collaborative Care and integrated models of mental health delivery. Through
the Community Based Fellowship, she hopes to expand her skills in team-based care, strengthen
connections between behavioral health and primary care providers, and develop strategies to improve
access in underserved areas. She envisions applying what she learns to enhance care coordination
and reduce barriers for clients in her community.
Looking ahead, Alexis hopes to see Collaborative Care become the norm in all healthcare settings
within the next five years—where mental and physical health services are seamlessly connected,
stigma is reduced, and every person has timely access to comprehensive, whole-person care.

Morayo Oloidi, MSN, PMHNP-BC currently works as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with an integrated private practice in Mount Vernon.

Sharon Wallace is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who cares for adults in a community mental healthcare clinic. She attended the Young School of Nursing at Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts.

Sharon is a lifelong learner who values clinical excellence and is guided by years of experience in trauma critical care, leadership, and nursing education. She is passionate about caring for humans and believes communication, collaboration, and creative problem-solving achieve the best possible outcomes.  

Through participation in the Integrated Care Training Program, she will:

1. Appraise the evidence base for implementing Integrated Care in community health settings.
2. Explore the role of Integrated Care to strengthen and expand community access to mental health care.
3. Incorporate repeated measurements to inform my practice and improve treatment outcomes and patient lives.
4. Examine the relationship between Integrated Care and the health outcomes of different populations.  

In the next 5 years, she anticipates that Integrated Care will incorporate flexible collaborative teams to cross physical settings or use technology to address specialized care needs when physical boundaries can’t be crossed. These teams will enhance health management and improve the quality of life for people living in metropolitan cities and rural towns. The current US health system is perceived to be a social determinant of health due to a lack of access for many people. Social care will be developed and implemented to effectively impact social determinants of health associated with access to care.

Eliza Grey has worked across outpatient, residential, and short-term inpatient settings, serving patients across the lifespan. She developed a particular passion for supporting youth and families during her years at Seattle Children’s Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU). Currently, she serves as the Psychiatry Director at Therapeutic Health Services, a community health agency providing mental health and substance use treatment to adults, children, and families throughout King and Snohomish counties.

Eliza’s interest in Collaborative Care and Integrated Care stems from a belief that outcomes improve when treatment is holistic and collaborative. She is particularly interested in how robust support systems—whether clinical teams, family networks, or peer collaboration—enhance both patient care and provider well-being. Her goals include expanding access to high-quality mental healthcare, addressing provider burnout, and strengthening the sense of connection and support between patients and their care teams, as well as within the broader professional community.

Jennifer Gonzalez-Broadt, MPAS, PA-C is a Physician Assistant with a certification of added qualification in Psychiatry through NCCPA. She provides addiction care to adolescents and adults at the Comprehensive Healthcare Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) and mental health for children and adolescents at Two Rivers Landing E&T in Yakima. She assisted with the initiation of buprenorphine therapy for OUD at the OTP, where only methadone was provided previously.

She has ties to the farmworker community in Yakima Valley, previously working in family medicine at Community Health of Central Washington’s Highland Clinic in Tieton. She hails from deep south Texas and her career also includes time working in skilled nursing facilities, Texas state tuberculosis management and internal medicine.

Her interest in Integrated Care is rooted in her passion that patients should be in charge of their health and advocates strongly for education of ‘easy to understand’ goals. The greater Yakima area has a disproportionate patient to prescriber ratio and many of her patients are not yet established with a Primary Care provider, or their provider has moved on to other opportunities and thus, patients feel left out of their medical decisions. This opportunity will not only improve Jennifer’s goals for her patients but also help involve all the other medical/community partners that can have a positive impact on each and every person served in Yakima and surrounding communities.

In five years, Jennifer would love to see all health partners in Yakima offer integrated care and have open collaboration with mental health and substance use specialists. One step to that goal would be for community medical providers to provide mental health and substance use treatment without stigma and meeting the patient where they are for best outcomes.

Esther works at the POCAAN clinic in Seattle WA as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and is the director for integrated behavioral health services.

POCAAN is a non-profit organization that serves low income and underserved populations. It started more than 35 years ago doing HIV case management and support work in the communities of color but has now expanded to different housing programs, STIs/HIV Treatment/ PrEP clinic, primary care clinic, Senior mobile clinic and integrated behavioral health service.

Esther also works part-time at a private Integrated mental health practice in Everett WA.

Deb Eti is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and a faculty member at Washington State University. Her interest in the Collaborative Care model stems from her commitment to advancing mental health care and in the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork to improve patient outcomes. She is passionate about integrating mental health services into primary care settings, recognizing that collaborative approaches are essential in addressing the complex needs of patients. She hopes to see integrated care implemented within her organization and introduced into health professions education curriculums.

Kristina Hansen is a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) who recently graduated with her PMHNP certification, she provides comprehensive primary care to individuals and families of all ages. Her clinical responsibilities include conducting physical exams, diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illnesses, managing preventive care, and offering health education and counseling.

She has a deep interest in Collaborative Care and Integrated Care models because they align with her commitment to providing comprehensive and holistic patient care. These models emphasize the integration of physical and mental health services, interdisciplinary teamwork, and patient-centered approaches, which she believes are crucial for improving patient outcomes and overall healthcare delivery.

Through this fellowship program, she aims to:

• Enhance her understanding of Collaborative Care and Integrated Care models.
• Develop advanced skills in coordinating care across different healthcare disciplines.
• Learn best practices for implementing and managing integrated care systems.
• Gain insights into addressing social determinants of health and improving access to care for underserved populations.

Her participation in this fellowship program will enable her to:

• Implement evidence-based Collaborative Care models in her practice, improving coordination and quality of care.
• Train and mentor other healthcare professionals in integrated care principles, fostering a culture of teamwork and holistic care.
• Address gaps in care by developing programs that integrate mental health services into primary care settings, improving accessibility and outcomes for patients with complex health needs.

In five years, she hopes to see Collaborative Care and Integrated Care models widely adopted and seamlessly integrated into primary care practices. This vision includes:

• Enhanced Training: Increased training and education programs for healthcare professionals in integrated care principles, ensuring a well-prepared workforce.
• Improved Access: Expanded access to integrated care services, particularly in underserved and rural areas, reducing health disparities and improving outcomes.

Erika Giraldo was a RN for about 20 years starting out as an Active Duty officer in the Navy working in ICU, telemetry, medical-surgical wards, outpatient clinics and as a hospital House Supervisor and then transitioned to a civilian nurse and worked in cardiac telemetry and home health.  Erika decided to go back to school for her Master’s and Doctorate degrees at the University of Washington as she wanted to help other families navigate the IEP process for children and recognized a critical need for child psychiatric providers. Since 2010, she has practiced as a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in an outpatient psychiatric setting seeing patients across the lifespan. For the last 6 years, she has treated patients on Saturdays while starting a new career working as a Clinical Practice Liaison for a neuroscience biopharmaceutical company. Erika is now in a Director role leading a team of clinical practice medical science liaisons. She has had the opportunity to contribute to several strategic internal projects and has an interest in Health Economics and Outcomes Research. She also volunteers on an Advisory Counsil for the HER Foundation, supporting women and their families who suffer with Hyperemesis Gravidarum.

 The greatest advantage of integrative care is allowing more access for patients to receive evidence based psychiatric care. She is thankful for this program allowing nurse practitioners to work collaboratively with physicians in this unique fellowship. This will provide her with additional training, knowledge and skills to lead or provide collaborative care in her community.

 Her greatest achievement of course, is being a mother and grandmother and that she is “happy” with where she is now, personally and professionally. She is very proud of her military service. She has learned so much over the years through her experiences with family, friends, occupations, co-workers and her community and is open to continuing to learn and grow.

 Erika’s favorite family vacation is going to Disneyworld. She never gets tired of pineapple dole whips or riding the Haunted Mansion ride. They especially love going during Halloween and Christmas and immersing themselves in the magical experience.

Robert Mitchell has practiced as a physician assistant for more than 20 years in various areas including family practice, occupational medicine, psychiatry and correctional medicine. His current primary work is in corrections in a county jail providing healthcare needs for residents there. 

He hopes to gain skills and inertia to pull together skills and formula for collaboration that works best in correctional setting care including the effective treatment of mental health disorders. 

With luck he will be able to further demonstrate the importance of the role of Collaborative Care in providing services in a county jail or correctional setting. 

Over the next several years hopefully the efficiency of collaborative care will be increasingly demonstrated and recognized among best practices.