Chris Riedel, CEO,
Mr. Riedel is a visionary, who prior to Hunter Labs, was the founder and CEO of three Health Care Companies, which achieved the following; 1974-Micremedia Systems, developed assay panels for hospitals and independent clinical labs.  1978-Microscan, pioneered antibiotic susceptibility testing and bacterial identification, this system is now the worldwide industry leader.  1985-Meris Laboratory, established “breakthrough” service levels, by 1992 Meris became the third largest laboratory in California. He then proceeded to take the company through an IPO and SPO raising over $53 million. In May of 1992, Meris was ranked by Business Week as the 40th best small company in America. Mr. Riedel, in addition to being an avid community supporter, has spent many years volunteering as a coach for soccer and basketball. He earned a BA degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Riedel also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Boston Heart Lab.

Gerald Weiss, M.D., received his MD with Distinction from the University of Alberta, Canada, and completed residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Dr. Weiss has served as the Laboratory Medical Director for San Jose Medical Center and for Regional Medical Center of San Jose, and was Chief of Staff at San Jose Medical Center for two years. Since 1995 Dr. Weiss has served as a member of the California Society of Pathologists Board of Directors, and since 2000 as the Pathology representative for the N. CA Medicare Clinical Advisory Committee. He is board certified in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology.

Marcia Riedel, President, Ms. Riedel has over 20 years of clinical laboratory experience.   She developed her technical and operational skill set at Massachusetts General Hospital. At Meris Laboratories, under her leadership as VP of Sales & Marketing, she lead internal growth of 37% per year, successfully integrated 14 acquisitions with customer retention exceeding 90% in a highly fragmented and competitive market. Mrs. Riedel has dedicated over fifteen years of philanthropic work in Junior League and various non-profit activities. She received the “Woman Making a Mark” recognition award from San Jose Magazine and the California Legislature for her active community role in 2005. Mrs. Riedel earned a double degree in Management and English at the University of Massachusetts. She has also completed executive course work at Harvard Business School.

Richard H. Prendergast, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Mr. Prendergast has had extensive experience in the clinical laboratory industry. His experience includes managing Sales, Patient Service Centers, Couriers and Customer Service. Prior to Hunter Labs Mr. Prendergast was VP of Sales and Marketing for Immuno Diagnostic Lab. He was also New Business Manager for LabCorp Northern California where he led sales and participated in building $29 million in annual revenue. His passion for sports and children made him a very successful coach as he volunteered his time to youth and teen soccer. Mr. Prendergast attended the University of Tampa, majoring in Business where he was a member of their Divisional II finalist team.