Who we are

Leadership

Mollie Forrester, MSW, LICSW
Director, Patient and Family Experience

Mollie Forrester is a licensed clinical social worker with over twenty-five years of experience in healthcare settings. As the Director of Patient and Family Experience, Mollie works directly with patients and families who are currently receiving mental health care at UW Medicine clinics or hospitals or are looking to do so.

Charity Holmes, RN, MSN, MBA, CNML, PMH-BC, NEA-BC 
Assistant Administrator Behavioral Health Services, University of Washington Medical Center 

Charity Holmes is an accomplished Administrator of Behavioral Health Services with 24 years of healthcare experience with expertise in Healthcare Administration, Behavioral Health administration and program development, facility construction and retro-fit projects, and accreditation compliance. 

Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD 
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 
Co-Director, AIMS Center 

Anna Ratzliff is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington with expertise in suicide prevention training, mental health workforce development and adult learning best practices.  

Core Faculty and Staff

Melissa Farnum, MA
Instructional Designer, AIMS Center

Melissa Farnum is an Instructional Designer at the AIMS Center. She supports various education and training programs and has experience teaching in K-12 and higher education.

Alan Gojdics, MED
Associate Director for Education, AIMS Center

Alan Gojdics is the Associate Director for Education at the AIMS Center. He focuses on scaling learning using technology. 

Erin LePoire, MPH
Research Scientist, AIMS Center

Erin LePoire is a Research Scientist at the AIMS Center. Erin has experience in qualitative research, mixed-methods and quantitative data analysis.