Foundation Board of Directors
Maria Rieders, PhD
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
Maria Rieders holds an adjunct full professor position at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches courses on stochastic processes, queueing theory and operations management. She holds a M.Sc. degree in applied mathematics from the Universitat Ulm, Germany and a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Rochester. Previous employments include a scientific staff position at the Allensbach Institute for Public Opinion Research in Allensbach, Germany, a faculty position at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University, and a visiting researcher post at the Institute for Operations Research at the Universität Bonn, Germany. Her research focuses on designing and analyzing stochastic models and has been funded by the National Science Foundation, by Ameritech Corporation, and, through collaboration with students, by Motorola and Argonne National Laboratory.
Caroline Rieders Kelch
Secretary
Caroline Rieders Kelch has a BA in Communications from Fordham University. She works at NMS Labs in the Expert Services section of Client Services. Caroline is also a Pennsylvania Notary Public. She has been a member of the Foundation Board since 2009, and was elected Secretary in 2010. Caroline is married and lives in Hatboro with her husband and their two dogs.
Michael F. Rieders, PhD
Treasurer
Dr. Rieders is a laboratory director and forensic toxicologist at NMS Labs in Willow Grove, PA. He served on Pennsylvania’s Advisory Committee on Wrongful Convictions and has qualified as an Expert in Forensic Toxicology and testified in numerous criminal, civil and arbitration proceedings. Dr. Rieders is a member of several academic boards and societies, including The American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He is also a Trustee at Arcadia University where he is a faculty member and instructor in their nationally accredited Masters of Forensic Science Program. He serves on the Advisory Board for The Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law at Duquesne University School of Law; he is a Board Member at The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science at New Haven University in West Haven, Connecticut, and Chief Scientific Officer for The Forensics Mentors Institute in Willow Grove, PA. He is a member of the Vidocq Society. Dr. Rieders was an editor of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences publication Science Technology and National Security, wrote a chapter in Forensic Aspects of Chemical and Biological Terrorism by Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company and has presented numerous seminars. Dr. Rieders earned a doctoral degree in Pharmacology/Toxicology from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Beaver College (now Arcadia University).
Eric F. Rieders, PhD
Board Member
Dr. Eric Rieders is President and Chief Executive Officer at NMS Labs. He is focused on ensuring that the company has the resources to continue to deliver the highest quality of services through a sustained period of growth. Dr. Rieders earned a doctorate in mathematics from Syracuse University and a BS in chemistry and mathematics from Ripon College (Ripon, WI). He is also a member of the Board of the Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation and an adjunct Professor of Forensic Science at Arcadia University.
Bettyjean Rieders
Board Member
Betty-Jean Rieders, from a New England family of talented musicians, graduated Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Gettysburg College, thereafter attending the Juilliard School (NYC), and has performed major roles with the American Opera Center (NYC) and throughout Europe. Her CDs include operas by Handel with the Warsaw Symphony and as alto soloist for the Bortniansky a capella motets.
Julia Satriano
Board Member
Julie Satriano began working as Dr. Fredric Rieders' secretary in the spring of 1992. Once the Foundation had been established, she assisted in making it a working entity. She was pleased and privileged to help bring Dr. Rieders' vision of the Foundation to life as a means of creating independent research, and as an opportunity to foster an understanding and appreciation of the scientific process.
Marian Rieders
Board Member
Nicholas F. Rieders
Board Member
Shelly Carolan
Board Member
Ms. Carolan joined NMS Labs in August 2005 and is responsible for Sales, Marketing, Business Development and Customer Support. Prior to joining NMS Labs, Ms. Carolan was Senior Vice President for the Lab Support division of On Assignment. She earned an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University, a Bachelor of Science from Boston University and has over 17 years Sales and Marketing experience.
