Tidewell Foundation Adds Two New Members to Board of Trustees

February 19, 2021 – Sarasota

The Tidewell Foundation, Inc. announced Jason Toale and Raymond Dean Hautamaki, M.D. as its two newest Board of Trustees members.

A Sarasota native, Jason attended the University of South Florida and earned a degree in Management Information Systems. Upon earning his MBA from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, Jason returned to Sarasota to join his family business. During the summer of 2018, Jason, along with some of his family members, left the business to partner with SCI services to rebrand three locations under the name Robert Toale and Sons. Currently, Jason serves as Vice President of Operations. Additionally, he serves on the boards for the Florida Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (FCCFA), the Argus Foundation, Tiger Bay of Sarasota and the Old Miakka Cemetery Board. Jason and his wife, Susie, have two children, Grace and Grant.

Dean Hautamaki is a partner at Hautamaki & Horiuchi Personal Physicians of Sarasota. He started his career at Washington University School of Medicine before relocating to Florida in 1992 and working at a variety of private medical practices. He holds his Internal Medicine Board Certification, Pulmonary Medicine Board Certification and Critical Care Medicine Board Certification. Dean earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Science, and his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Florida, College of Medicine.

“We are excited to welcome Jason and Dr. Hautamaki to our Board of Trustees,” said Tidewell Foundation President Debbie Mason. “They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in business and medicine. I am confident that their excellent leadership will help the Tidewell Foundation in its commitment to growing the programs and services of Tidewell Hospice and its family of companies.”