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Contact Information

Laura Lerdal, Culinary Market and Lab Coordinator
(630) 942-2359
Email: lerdal@cod.edu

Tracey Dulceak, Program Support Specialist
(630) 942-2514
Email: dulceakt@cod.edu

David Kramer, Chair, Associate Professor, Culinary, Baking and Pastry Arts
(630) 942-2868
Email: kramerd@cod.edu

Tim Meyers, Chair, Professor, Culinary, Baking and Pastry Arts
(630) 942-3223
Email: meyerst@cod.edu

Arts, Communication, and Hospitality Division
McAninch Arts Center (MAC), Room 219, (630) 942-2048

Faculty

  • Nancy Carey, Associate Professor, Baking and Pastry Arts
    Culinary and Hospitality Center (CHC), Room 2021H
    (630) 942-2059 
  • Michael Maddox, Assistant Professor, Culinary, Culinology, Baking and Pastry Arts
    Culinary and Hospitality Center (CHC), Room 2021K
    (630) 942-2720
  • Tim Meyers, Program Coordinator, Professor, Culinary, Culinology, Baking and Pastry Arts
    Culinary and Hospitality Center (CHC), Room 2021C
    (630) 942-3223

Full Time Faculty

  • Carey, Nancy - Professor, careyn101@cod.edu, CHC 2021F, (630)942-3378.
  • Kramer, David - Associate Professor, kramerd@cod.edu, CHC 2021D, (630)942-2868.
  • Maddox, Michael - Associate Professor, maddoxm@cod.edu, CHC 2021K, (630)942-2546.
  • Meyers, Timothy - Professor, meyerst@cod.edu, CHC 2021C, (630)942-3223.
  • Tomei, Erica - Assistant Professor, tomeie@cod.edu, CHC 2021H, (630)942-2720.

Adjunct Faculty

Full Time Faculty

  • Michael Maddox, Assistant Professor, Culinary, Culinology, Baking and Pastry Arts
    Culinary and Hospitality Center (CHC), Room 2021K
    (630) 942-2720
  • Tim Meyers, Program Coordinator, Professor, Culinary, Culinology, Baking and Pastry Arts
    Culinary and Hospitality Center (CHC), Room 2021C
    (630) 942-3223

COD Stories

Nancy Carey

"Teaching allows me the ability to be in the kitchen promoting the craft and discipline of baking and pastry. I want to be part of a person's progress toward their definition of success." - Nancy Carey

Nancy's COD Story

COD Stories

David Kramer

"I hope my students take away a basic foundation of what to expect when they begin working in the hospitality industry, no matter at what capacity." - David Kramer

David's COD Story

COD Stories

Michael Maddox

“I hope students take away being professional, a great attitude, teamwork, and learning successful methods and techniques which can be applied in the industry." - Michael Maddox

Michael's COD Story

COD Stories

Tim Meyers

“What I truly love about teaching is giving the knowledge/skills to a person who knows little or nothing about a subject and watching them grow to become successful.” - Tim Meyers

Tim's COD Story

Chef Tim Meyers on WGN Lunchbreak

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Culinary Arts Professor Tim Meyers recently appeared on WGN Lunchbreak and shared several Thanksgiving recipes.