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Tammy Rider, MBA

Over 30 years of martial arts training and instruction in various disciplines, primarily 

Okinawa Kenpo style of karate with experience in weapons, including bo, tonfa, sai, and nunchaku.    

2009 Keystone State Games Gold Medalist

Erik Vannucci Award Recipient​
2011 Action 

Martial Arts Hall of Honors Inductee

​2012 World Karate Union Hall of Fame Inductee​

Mother of Girls

Tammy Rider is a regulatory manager for clinical trials at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center - Jefferson.  


Tammy has experience working with special needs children from time spent as a substitute special education teacher for the Reading School District.


Tammy promotes well-being and love for the outdoors by sharing videos of local hiking trails.   


Tammy founded an online community for veterans called The Push-Up Project, which meets daily to do 22 push-ups for veteran suicide awareness.


Tammy is in the process of writing several books, including philosophy, self-help, and children's books.