Michael F. Rieders, PhD, Newly Appointed to Board of the National Association of Medical Examiners (The NAME) Foundation

WILLOW GROVE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just appointed to The NAME Foundation Board is Michael F. Rieders, PhD who is currently Chairman of the Board at NMS Labs and Chief Science Officer at The Forensic Mentors Institute. He is active as a Trustee at Arcadia University and a faculty member in its Masters of Forensic Science Program and in the VIDOCQ Society, an organization of forensic professionals who volunteer to help resolve cold, unsolved homicides. Dr. Rieders is a strong advocate for, and contributor, to The NAME mission. By working with various forensic science organizations, Dr. Rieders works to bring a systematic understanding of the forensic sciences to the criminal justice community.

“I was proud and honored to learn that The NAME, an organization that I have been involved with for years, has recognized my contributions to the profession and sought to have me on its Foundation Board”

“I was proud and honored to learn that The NAME, an organization that I have been involved with for years, has recognized my contributions to the profession and sought to have me on its Foundation Board,” explained Dr. Rieders. He went on to add that toxicology often provides an essential piece to the Medicolegal death investigation, and he looks forward to his continued work with The NAME and The NAME Foundation.

John E. Pless, MD, Chairman of the Board of Directors at The NAME remarked, “The members of The NAME Foundation Board are very pleased to have a toxicologist with the stature of Dr. Rieders on our Board. I was personally honored that he was willing to serve.”

As a forensic toxicologist and a laboratory director, Dr. Rieders brings a new perspective to The NAME Board since the majority of its members are medical examiners or other professionals with direct affiliations to a medical examiner’s office.

About NMS Labs:

NMS Labs is a national reference laboratory that is unsurpassed in its scope of toxicology tests, accuracy of results, scientific expertise, and innovation. NMS Labs is passionate about promoting public health and safety. For more information on NMS Labs, please visit www.nmslabs.com.

About The NAME Foundation:

The NAME Foundation is a not for-profit 501c3 corporation that focuses on sustaining recruitment into the field, promoting education and leadership, and funding research in forensic pathology and death investigation. The Foundation will also support efforts designed to preserve the history and follow the progress of the forensic sciences and The NAME.

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