Amanda Ryder

Doer
DISC Type : ds

Director, District Impact Network at Action for Healthy Kids

Greater Boston, United States

Overview

Amanda is the Director, District Impact Network at Action for Healthy Kids, leading strategies to advance whole child health. With over 15 years of experience in public health, she is a proven leader in executing large-scale initiatives that address root causes of health inequities. She is also an elected School Board Member.

Outside of work, she is the Co-Founder and Board President for the Canton Farmers Market. Amanda enjoys cheering her kids on from the sidelines, rollerblading, long podcast walks, and spending time on Cape Cod beaches.

As a long-time member of her local District Wellness Committee, she brings practical, ground-level insight to her national role.

Personality Overview

Fast-paced

Strategic Planner

Results Focused

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Whole Child Health
Leads the development and delivery of nationwide strategies to advance whole child health across school districts in her current role.
Community Health Equity
Her career is focused on executing large-scale initiatives that address the root causes of health and health inequities in communities.
School Wellness
As an elected School Board Member and former consultant, she has deep expertise in strengthening school wellness policy and systems change.

Media Appearances

Amanda has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Director, District Impact Network at Action for Healthy Kids
8-2020
Co-Founder/Board President at Canton Farmers Market, Inc.
7-2010 - 10-2025
Senior Associate of Community Health | Consultant of Community Health at JSI
1-2009 - 1-2011
Research Assistant, Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
6-2006 - 7-2008
Intervention Coordinator at The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center

Education

Master of Science from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
BA from University of Massachusetts Amherst

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Amanda is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Amanda

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Amanda move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Amanda take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

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