Kenneth M. Kinzie has been named Administrative Director of the Tidewell Hospice Grief Education and Support Center. Kinzie brings to Tidewell more than 25 years of professional experience directing Employee Assistance Programs with Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and the Kinzie Consortium.

Kinzie’s achievements include developing a sophisticated provider network and credentialing system, developing policies using problem assessment models, overseeing drug free workplace compliance, employee grievances and other employee relations initiatives. He provided results-oriented coaching and counseling services to all organizational levels, resulting in a 75 percent return to work record during his tenure at SMH.