Kevin Rider
was born & raised in Indianapolis.
He became part of the restaurant industry early on
when he opened Parcel Pizza in 1983.
For the next 9 years the business grew
to 5 stores operating in
Carmel, Fishers & Indianapolis.
His next stint in the food world was
opening Bonge's tavern in Perkinsville, IN.
In May of 1998 he turned his focus on
the old Andrew Carnegie Library building
& produced a bi-level eatery with
an upstairs for fine dining,
a downstairs neighborhood pub
& a nickname of his own
for the title of the restaurant 
"Woodys."
Kevin has been a resident of Carmel now
for 19 years & is currently one of
7 members on the elected City Council.
He is a 10 year running member
of the Chamber of Commerce
as well as a City Representative
to the Planning Commission.

Richelle Rider
was born & raised in Hobart, Indiana.
She is an IU graduate with a bachelor's of science
in Dietetics & Nutrition.
Possesing a passion for cooking at an early age,
she worked her way "up the food chain" through the
years which has included such establishments
as Oliver Winery, Finale Dessert Café & Café Nora.
She has taught numerous cooking classes
& accomplished a 6 week externship at
Charlie Trotter's in Chicago.
Starting in May of 1998
(same month/year Woodys opened)
she became the executive chef & started
Scholars Inn Gourmet Café & Wine Bar.
For the next 10 years this was her culinary home
until June of 2008 when she joined her husband
& became part of the Woody's Chef Team.
Over her culinary career, she has won numerous
awards including Nuvo's 2003 "Indy's Top 10 Chefs"
& a personal appearance in the Wine Spectator.
Richelle also writes a monthly
chef-related article for the Current in Carmel.

Kevin & Richelle
met when their separate meetings overlapped at a
mutual wine distributor-Carroll Company.
They married in 2005, sold their individual homes
& bought a new home together in Carmel.
Their "teaming up" works well with Kevin
overseeing the day to day business/front house operations
& Richelle taking care of the
backhouse/kitchen, menu development, wine & décor details.
They are members of
Northview Christian Life Church
where they cater meals, volunteer
& lead a life group.
Together they plan to utlize their passions
to branch out & bring new exciting
"independent" eateries to Carmel.

After being born in Camden, New Jersey and spending time in Michigan, Ryan Sunderland moved to Carmel at the age of 10 and found himself "home." A graduate of Carmel High School, Ryan then went on to study Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management at Ball State University before moving to Scottsdale, Arizona to study Culinary Arts at The Scottsdale Culinary Institute, an American campus of Le Cordon Bleu. After finishing school, Ryan became a Corporate Trainer and Back House Operations Manager for a Natioanl Gourmet Pizza Restaurant and traveled throughout the Western United States opening restaurants for the company. Ryan returned to the Mid-West and in late 2003 opened the 20 Mile House on the north side of Cincinnati, Ohio as the Executive Chef.  While there, Ryan was profiled in Cincinnati Magazine as a Top New Chef and was featured as "Chef of The Month" by WCPO Cincinnati (ABC) in January of 2004. Ryan returned to Carmel inearly 2005 and joined the team at Woodys in early 2008. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends (and his dog Casey), anything outdoors, cheering for the Colts and getting his heart broken annually by the Chicago Cubs.