Faculty
African American Studies: Patrice Frasier
Patrice Frasier has taught American Government, U.S. History, standard, and AP African American Studies at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, MD, since 2009. She is also the Social Studies department chair at Poly. Patrice is among the first group of teachers to pilot the AP African American Studies class; Patrice trained at the Howard University APSI in 2022. She has contributed to AP Daily materials and headnotes for the course. A certified College Board Consultant, Patrice has been a Reader for AP African American Studies since Pilot Year 1 in 2023. Patrice earned a BA Degree in Government and Politics a certificate in African American Studies from the University of Maryland at College Park, and an MS in Instructional Technology from Towson University. She is certified to teach secondary social studies.
Art and Design: Joann M Winkler
Joann M Winkler is a teacher at Prince of Peace Catholic School and a former member of the Fine Arts Department at Clinton High School, where she has served as chairman of the art department for over 30 years and has been an adjunct professor at Mt. St. Clare College in Clinton, Iowa. Joann holds a BS in Art Education from Northern Illinois University and an MA in Art Education from Northeast Missouri State University. In addition, graduate credits have been earned from Carleton College, Maryland Institute College of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Joann is a contributor to the National Vertical Team Guide for AP®Studio Art and has written numerous articles, reviews, lessons, and curricula for the College Board program.
Currently, Joann serves as a Reader or Table Leader for the AP®Art and Design exams and has held this position since 2001. She is also a consultant to the College Board*, where she conducts workshops helping art teachers establish their Advanced Placement Studio Art programs or Pre-AP®Studio Art programs. Joann has also presented various workshops on AP topics for several state and national Art Education conventions. Her consulting work has taken her throughout the United States since 2001 to locations such as Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Washington, and the Annual National AP Conference.
Art History: Yu Bong Ko
Yu Bong Ko is a Lecturer in Art History at Dominican University in N.Y. Previously, he taught AP Art History for 26 years at Tappan Zee High School, his alma mater. As a presenter and session leader at College Board endorsed AP Teacher Conferences and Summer Institutes since 1995, his travels have taken him to schools, colleges and
museums coast to coast, where he has worked with hundreds of outstanding and dedicated teachers. Yu Bong has scored the AP examinations for 22 consecutive years, having served as Reader, Table Leader and Question Leader. He is a past Co-Chair of the College Board’s AP Art History Test Development Committee and also served on the Curriculum Re-Design Committee to develop the new curriculum framework. In addition, as former College Board Advisor to AP Art History Content and Professional Development, Yu Bong has contributed to two Curriculum Modules publications for teachers on concept-mapping strategies and thematic and cross-cultural approaches to teaching AP Art History. He is a graduate of Brown and Columbia Universities where he studied Painting, Art History and Art Education.
Biology: Phyllis Robinson
Phyllis Robinson has taught at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, MD, since 1985. She is currently a College Board Endorsed Consultant, presenting one-day and week-long workshops for AP Biology. She has presented workshops sponsored by BSCS and NABT and has mentored new teachers at her school as New Teacher Coordinator. She has been a Reader for the AP Biology Exam since 2003 and has served as a Table Leader for the past five years. Phyllis earned a BA in Biology from UNC-Chapel Hill and a Master’s in Life Sciences from UMD-College Park. In her free time, Phyllis is a Volunteer Ranger with the Maryland State Parks and plays ice hockey with her husband.
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Biology: Kathy Van Hoeck
She worked for 15 years as a medical technologist before going into education. After getting a master’s in biology, she taught anatomy and physiology at a local community college for five years and then high school biology for 24 years. I taught AP Biology, genetics, microbiology, medical careers, and freshman honors biology. She retired in 2017 but teaches remotely at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. She loves teaching science because it gives students the skills to solve problems and evaluate claims. She uses BioInteractive resources because they are based on authentic research and allow students to work through engaging real-world problems. I also keep busy consulting and writing curricula. I love to travel and spend time with my grandkids, especially at our cabin in the Northwoods of Wisconsin.
Calculus AB & BC: Stephen Barbarossa
Stephen Barbarossa has been teaching AP Calculus at a Catholic high school in Washington State since 2015. He enjoys using dialogue-heavy direct instruction, visualizations, and games and activities to help students develop an understanding of and appreciation for calculus. Stephen has served as a College Board-endorsed workshop consultant for AP Calculus and AP Precalculus; mentored new and experienced AP Calculus teachers; scored operational and alternate forms of the AP Calculus AB and BC exams; and presented sessions for calculus teachers at regional mathematics conferences.
Calculus AB & BC: Jill Taylor
Jill Taylor earned a degree in Mathematics from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, and a Master of Education in Mathematics Education from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Mathematics Education at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. With 22 years of teaching experience, Jill has taught mathematics at the middle school, high school, and college levels across Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. From 2018 to 2023, Jill served as the Math Department Chair and AP Lead Teacher at Broken Arrow High School, where she spearheaded efforts to strengthen and expand the school’s AP program. She is now an assistant professor of mathematics at Tulsa Community College and teaches AP Precalculus and AP Calculus online for Horizon Digital Campus. Jill actively contributes to the mathematics education community through her involvement with the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of Mathematics, where she served on the Board of Directors as the District 4 representative. She is a College Board workshop consultant for AP Calculus and AP Precalculus and serves as a member of the College Board National Faculty for the Pre-AP program. Since 2019, Jill has participated as an AP reader, an experience she finds invaluable for enhancing her AP teaching strategies.
Chemistry: Fred Vital
Fred has been a teacher in Chemistry since 1999 and has taught at Darien High School, Darien, CT – 11 years, Ludlowe High School, Fairfield, CT – 13 years, and Stamford, CT – 2 years. He holds Master’s degrees from Columbia University in Biochemistry and Science Education. His commitment to Advanced Placement has included Attendance at AP Reading sessions as Reader, Question Leader, and Table Leader – since 2006; Test development Committee member – for five years; APAC Steering Committee member – for two years, and APSI instructor since 2008; and Pre- -AP Chemistry course development team. Fred was the 2010 NEIC Connecticut Secondary School Chemistry Teacher of the Year and was voted Inspirational Teacher of the Year by students in 2017 and 2023.
Computer Science A & Computer Science Principles: Marvin Hoffert
After working as a Software Engineer for nearly two decades, Mel transitioned to a teaching career in the late 90s. His (Randy) Pausch-oriented approach to secondary education focuses on 3D modeling and animation, virtual reality, and College Board initiatives (AP Computer Science A and Principles Table Leader, AP Computer Science A and Principles Consultant).
Economics: Micro & Macro (Combined): Stephen Kmiec
Stephen Kmiec is a highly qualified, classically trained, dual-certified master educator with more than twenty years of teaching experience in high school social studies and business education classes in New Jersey, Maryland, Arkansas, and Virginia. During his teaching career, Stephen has taught Advanced Placement Economics (Micro & Macroeconomics) for more than ten years and has successfully guided his students to extremely high levels of success on both the AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics exams. With 753 AP Microeconomics and 657 AP Macroeconomics exams taken over this period, Stephen’s students have amassed a 96% passing rate on the AP Microeconomics exam (with 81% earning a score of a 4 or 5) and a 92% passing rate on the AP Macroeconomics exam (with 80% earning a score of a 4 or 5). Stephen is also an experienced tutor with over seven years of experience working with high school and college students in the study of economics. As founder and owner of Kmiec Consulting, LLC., Stephen has successfully tutored high school Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Economic students, while also tutoring undergraduate college students from New York University, Dartmouth, the University of Michigan, West Point, LeHigh University, the University of Virginia, the University of Florida, and the University of Miami in both introductory and intermediate level economic classes. Stephen holds a B.S.E in Secondary Education & History from Seton Hall University, an M.Ed in Athletic Administration from Goucher College, and an MBA from the University of Baltimore.
English Language and Composition: Daniel O’Rourke
Dan earned his BA and MA degrees in English Literature at Villanova University, and over the course of his 32-year career, he has taught a wide variety of English courses at four very different high schools in and around his hometown, Chicago. He currently teaches the AP English Language & Composition class at Riverside Brookfield High School, where he’s taught for the last 19 years. Dan has been a National Board-Certified Teacher since 2010 and a consultant for College Board since 2016 and loves sharing ideas with and learning from his colleagues involved in education. This past year he has started working as an AP English Language Mentor for the College Board as well. Playing various roles (i.e. Reader, Table Leader and Question Leader) at the AP Reading since 2003 and participating on the College Board’s AP English Language Instructional Design Team (mapping out the new Course and Exam Description and online resources) has provided Dan with valuable insights into assessing and teaching student reading and writing. Dan’s academic work has been published by Bedford, Freeman, and Worth in the Teacher’s Edition of The Language of Composition, 3rd Edition (2018). In addition, Dan regularly presents at state and national conferences and webinars--most recently Marco Learning’s November 2020 Pop-Up PD session, “Teaching for Transfer,” and the 2019 College Board National Forum in Washington, DC.
English Literature and Composition: Nichole Wilson
Nichole Wilson has taught Advanced Placement English Literature and English 4 at William Mason High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, for 22 years. She is the Grade 12 ELA Team Leader at Mason, a Teacher Leader Liaison/Ambassador for the state of Ohio, and a co-chair for the Ohio Teacher Leadership Summit (2021, 2022).
She is an AP English Literature Consultant, Mentor, Exam Reader, and Exam Table Leader. She has spoken about best practices at several conferences, including the Advanced Placement Annual Conference (2017, 2018, 2019), the College Board's National Forum (2013, 2015, 2017), the Ohio Teacher Leadership Summit (2020, 2021), and NCTE (2021). She will be presenting at NCTE 2022.
Additionally, she was an organizer and speaker for Mosaic 2020 and Mosaic 2021, the unofficial AP English Literature & Language Conference. Nichole has also reviewed and contributed to several literature textbooks, including the third edition of the Bedford Literature and Composition Teacher Edition (2022).
Through the J. William Fulbright program, Nichole taught Literature, Language, and Media Studies at East Norfolk Sixth Form College in England. She worked as a journalist for a daily newspaper and as a Public Relations Director and adjunct instructor at the university level.
Environmental Science: Ricardo Viteri
Ricardo Viteri obtained a BA in Biology from New Jersey City University in 2004. He continued his collegiate education at Seton Hall University and obtained an MA in Secondary Education in 2006. Ricardo has taught numerous life science courses throughout his 20-year teaching career and has now completed his 12th year instructing the A.P. Environmental Science course. Ricardo has been an official College Board reader for the past 10 years and served as the College Board Advisor for the A.P. Environmental Science Committee from 2016 to 2020. Currently, Ricardo travels during the summer instructing A.P. Summer Institutes and continues to write questions for the College Board to review for the A.P. Environmental Science course. Ricardo was awarded multiple grants throughout his career. Ricardo has extensive experience in providing professional development for new and experienced teachers and enjoys seeing instructors succeed in the classroom.
European History: Jim Kirkcaldy
Jim Kirkcaldy teaches AP European History in Hingham, Massachusetts. Jim has been an active AP workshop leader throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has taught AP European history for over 40 years and has been a reader and table leader for most of those years. He also has presented at numerous AP National conferences. He has published numerous articles on European History. He has offered specialized AP European History workshops on intellectual movements, diplomatic history, and the integration of the arts into AP European History.
French Language and Culture: Deanna Scheffer
Deanna Scheffer teaches all levels of French in St. Augustine, FL. Her school is an AP/IB school, and she prepares her students for both exams. She is used to having combo-level courses. She has been involved in AP French Language and Culture Leadership and is the current AP Daily Live Lead. She also serves on the College Board Instructional Design Committee. She served on the College Board World Language Commission to create the AP French Language and Culture Curriculum Framework, as well as on The College Board Best Practices in College Courses Committee, The College Board Exam Form Committee, and The College Board Curriculum Design and Assessment Committee. She served two terms as the CBA liaison between The College Board and ETS while on the AP French Language and Culture Test Development Committee. She has been awarded AATF Chapter President of the Year, Florida French Teacher of the Year, and FLENEF Teacher of the Year. She is also a Chevalier in the Palmes Académiques.
German Language and Culture: Susanne Smith
SUSANNE SMITH is a classroom teacher at Cherry Creek High School in Denver, Colorado. She has taught all levels of German, including AP and DSD. Susanne has been involved with the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, the Concordia Language Villages, and the Zentrum für Auslandsschulwesen as a PASCH school. Her research at the University of Frankfurt Institut für Jugendbuchforschung through the Fulbright Research Grant involved East German children’s television. Susanne has a BA in English Education and German Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, an MA in German Studies from Colorado University Boulder, a principal licensure from Denver University, and a National Board Certified Teacher. Since 2015, she has served as a Rater, Table Leader, and Question Leader at the AP Reading. In her workshops, Susanne strives to give teachers the resources they need to improve their German programs.
Human Geography: Amy Snyder (Stalker)
Amy Snyder (Stalker) is part of the College Board leadership team and has been a Table Leader for the APHG Reading since 2013 and an Early Table Leader for the 2020 reading to present. 2015 she received the National Council for Geographic Education Distinguished Teaching Award. Amy was Adjunct Professor at the University of Central Florida and La Salle University. She has facilitated workshops for the College Board since 2016 and became an endorsed Consultant in 2018. She also holds the National Geographic Educator Certification and has co-led the National Council for Geographic Education’s Professional Development for teachers and professors to Cuba in 2016 and 2017. Amy has written questions for the iScore5™ App, which produces AP exam prep games and materials for AP Human Geography. Amy has been active in the Florida Geographic Alliance and has held the positions of newsletter editor, advisory board member, and AP human geography liaison. She attained her iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) certification 2015. Amy is very active in the Jacksonville World Affairs Council and is a Great Decisions Teacher. In 2017, she was selected to attend the Great Decisions, World Affairs Council, Teacher Training Institute in New York City. Amy is passionate about Human Geography and is an AP Advocate.
Italian Language and Culture: Ida Giampietro Wilder
Ida Giampietro Wilder is a teacher of Italian at Greece Athena High School in Rochester, NY (38th year), having taught Italian and the Foreign Language Methods course at Nazareth College of Rochester for 14 years. Also, she teaches Italian at SUNY Brockport and Rochester Institute of Technology. In addition, she was a consultant and writer for Regents exams for the NY State Education Department; co-chair for the ACTFL National Standards for Italian; presenter throughout the country on teaching strategies; organizer of yearly trips or exchanges to Italy, writer of curriculum guides levels 1- AP® for Greece Central School District, various articles on the study of Italian, “Seguimi,” a communicative workbook and reviewed textbook for several publishers. She was a member of the Italian AP® Task Force, development committee, reader, table and question leader, and currently a College Board Consultant and teacher of the Italian AP® Summer Institute at various colleges. 2016 recipient of the President Award from NYSAFLT.
Latin: Jennifer Luongo
Jennifer Luongo, M.A., has been the Latin teacher at St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, TX for 31 years. She has taught every level of high school Latin from level 1 to post-AP, in addition to running study programs in Italy and Greece for students and teachers. She serves as Lead Consultant for AP Latin, Moderator of the AP Latin Online Teacher Community, the Certamen Chair for the National Junior Classical League, and President of the American Classical League. She has been a Reader, Question Leader, the College Board Advisor for AP Latin, and a member of the AP Latin Development Committee. In 2018, she was awarded the St. Andrew's Teaching Award and given the inaugural Gaylan DuBose Teaching Award by the Texas Classical Association.
Macroeconomics: Pamela Lamb
Pamela Lamb is a college board-endorsed consultant who has taught AP and dual credit U.S. government and politics, as well as macroeconomics and microeconomics classes at Del Rio High School in Del Rio, Texas. She holds a B.A. in history and an M.A. in history and political science. She has been teaching for thirty-four years, twenty-nine in AP. At the AP U.S. Government and Politics reading, she has been a reader, table leader, or question leader since 2000. Ms. Lamb has also taught political science, history, and economics classes at Southwest Texas College and Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College. She has been recognized by Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers numerous times, received the Harvard Book Club Award and was a HEB Excellence in Teaching semi-finalist in 2008. Ms. Lamb authorizes 5 Steps to a 5: AP® U.S. Government and Politics. In 2018, Ms. Lamb was a co-author of the Foundational Documents and Court Cases Reader to accompany the textbook American Government: Stories of a Nation. Pamela lives with her husband Mark, a fellow high school social studies teacher, and their two Great Pyrenees dogs and three cats. Helping students think critically about our political and economic system and developing a sense of civic engagement remain her primary goals as an educator.
Music Theory: Terry Eder
Terry Eder is a retired choral conductor and music teacher with over 40 years of experience at the university and secondary levels. He remains active as a teacher and currently teaches AP music theory at Lovejoy High School in Lucas, Texas. He is a College Board Consultant and has presented at many AP summer institutes and one and two-day workshops. He has served as a reader and question leader in the reading of the AP Music Theory exam for the past seventeen summers. He has also developed a one-day workshop on vertical teams in music theory for the College Board, has written an article on strategies for dealing with the sight-singing portion of the AP exam, and has presented an online professional development session entitled, “Sight Singing and Its Influence on Melodic and Harmonic Dictation.” He is the past co-chair of the College Board AP Music Theory development committee and served as a member of the Music Writing Team for the 2014 National Standards in the Arts. Before he retired from full-time teaching, he was named Plano Senior High School Teacher of the Year. He is also the primary author, along with Akira Sato, of the AP Instructor’s Manual, published in 2018 to accompany the third edition of The Musician’s Guide by W. W. Norton. He is currently revising and updating the manual for the upcoming fourth edition.
Physics I & II: Barry Panas
Barry Panas is a high school physics teacher at St. John’s-Ravenscourt School in Winnipeg, Canada, where he teaches both AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2. His teaching is not limited to the classroom, as he has performed physics demonstrations on live television and online via his YouTube channel, “The Physics Dojo.” He has graded AP Physics exams numerous times as both a reader and as a table leader and has presented numerous AP Physics APSIs across the US, Canada, and overseas. He is the author of Strive for a 5 – Preparing for the AP® Physics 1 Examination and one of the authors of the Teacher’s Edition of College Physics for the AP® Physics 1 Course, 2nd edition.
he Year. He is also the primary author, along with Akira Sato, of the AP Instructor’s Manual, published in 2018 to accompany the third edition of The Musician’s Guide by W. W. Norton. He is currently revising and updating the manual for the upcoming fourth edition.
Precalculus: Cassidy Schatz
Cassidy Schatz is a dedicated mathematics educator based in Orlando, Florida. She has over a decade of experience teaching Advanced Placement (AP) courses and has honed her craft by exploring innovative pedagogical strategies and curating a wealth of teaching resources. When the College Board launched AP Precalculus, Cassidy eagerly joined as a consultant, bringing her expertise and enthusiasm to support the program's success. She also served on the Question Team during the inaugural AP Precalculus Reading, gaining valuable insight into the assessment process. Cassidy's journey with AP Precalculus has deepened her passion for the course, fostering a profound understanding of its content and structure. She is committed to empowering fellow educators by sharing her knowledge and providing support to help them succeed in teaching this dynamic subject. Whether offering guidance, sharing best practices, or building a community of educators, Cassidy is enthusiastic about helping others unlock their students' potential in AP Precalculus.
Psychology: Jessica Flitter
Jessica Flitter, MA, teaches AP® Psychology at West Bend East High School in West Bend, Wisconsin. She has taught the course since 2004 and has participated in the AP® Reading since 2014 as a Reader, Table Leader, Rubric Master, and Question Leader. Ms. Flitter was awarded the 2015 APA TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Award for exemplary teaching, the advancement of psychology, and commitment to excellence. She has presented at regional and national conferences for AP Psychology teachers. Jessica Flitter is also the co-author of two editions of the review book AP Psychology All Access with Nancy Fenton. She has served on the high school educator content advisory board for the 3rd edition of the Myers-DeWall AP Psychology textbook, worked on several AP Psychology assessment banks, contributed to the iScore5™ Psych app, and writes for Books for Psychology Class, a blog that summarizes psychology-related books and provides class activities for teachers and students. She earned her BA in Psychology and Broad Field Social Studies at St. Norbert College and a MA in Quality Curriculum and Instruction at Marian University. She enjoys working with teachers to increase student interest and success in AP Psychology. Jessica’s passion is all things psychology. She also enjoys spending time with her husband and pug named Sigmund.
Psychology: Jennifer Schlicht
Jen Schlicht teaches Intro to Psychology, AP Psychology, and Dual Enrollment Psychology at Olathe South High School in Kansas City. Jen served as both Member-at-Large and Chair of the TOPSS Committee which represents high school psychology teachers within the American Psychological Association. During the Covid shutdowns, Jen co-hosted several “Tea with TOPSS” sessions where she interviewed well-known psychologists, including Dr. Elizabeth Loftus and Dr. Philip Zimbardo, via Zoom, incorporating participant questions. At the AP reading, Jen has served as a reader, early table leader, and most recently as a question leader.
Jen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Social Studies Education and a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Kansas.
Spanish Language and Culture: Yensen Lambert
Yensen Sierra Lambert has been involved with the AP Spanish Language and Culture program for ten years. Her experience ranges from teaching at the middle and high school level to participating in the annual AP Reading as a Table Leader to co-authoring an AP Spanish textbook. Her objectives as an educator have been to help students complete the AP exam successfully, to prepare them for the world beyond AP, and to foster enthusiastic interest and love of the Spanish language. Recently, she was named Connecticut's Language Teacher of the Year. She lives with her teenage son in Connecticut, where she teaches AP Spanish Language and Culture and chairs a world languages department at a private school.
Spanish Literature and Culture: Maritza Sloan
Maritza Sloan received a B.A. degree in Spanish from Oklahoma State University, an M.A. in Education from Hamline University in Minnesota, and an Ed.D. in Social Justice from the University of Missouri – Saint Louis. In addition to her degrees, she has studied Spanish literature at the University of Salamanca and Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
This is her ninth year of teaching Spanish at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in Saint Louis, Missouri. Before Missouri, Maritza taught for 15 years at Plano Independent School District in Texas, where she started the AP Spanish Literature curriculum for the district.
Maritza is a College Board AP consultant for Spanish Language and Culture and Spanish Literature and Culture. She has presented many Spanish Language and Literature workshops and sessions at AATSP, APAC, MFLA, SWCLT, CSCTFL, and ACTFL. Maritza is the Past President of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, AATSP, and served as the Secondary Education member and then Co-Chair of the Curriculum Development Committee for AP Spanish Language and Culture from July 2012 till June 2019. She is a Co-Author of EntreCulturas 1, a Spanish textbook. In 2012, she was named Texas Foreign Language Teacher of the Year.
Spanish Literature and Culture: Pablo Elizaga
Pablo Elizaga has taught for the last 29 years and worked for The College Board for 15 years. He has taught AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Spanish Literature and Culture since 2008 and has been an AP Reader (Language and Literature) since 2010. Pablo earned his bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Education in Argentina in 1996 (ICP), his Master in Education (Universidad de Barcelona) in 2005 and his Master in Teaching Spanish as Foreign Language in 2007 (Universidad de Barcelona). He also holds a post-graduate diploma in Bilingual Education. More importantly, Pablo has been working as a Consultant and presenting seminars since 2015 and loves it.
Statistics: Steven Willott
Steve Willott began teaching statistics in the 2003-04 school year and taught AP Statistics for 18 years before retiring at the end of the 2021-2022 school year. He taught middle and high school for 30 years and, during that part of his career, taught nearly every math course from 6th grade through AP Calculus BC. Steve has been an adjunct instructor in math at St. Charles Community College in Cottleville, MO, since the fall 2000 semester and was an adjunct in the School of Education at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO, for ten semesters, where he taught the Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics course. Steve served on various committees in the Francis Howell School District, most notably writing curriculum for several math courses during his 28 years there. He achieved National Board Certification in 2003. He was named the Francis Howell School District Teacher of the Year in 2007 and received the 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Steve has presented at numerous workshops and conferences at the district, local, state, regional, and national levels. Steve attended Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, earning his B.A. in Mathematics and M.A. in Education.
U.S. Government: Christopher Lundgren
Christopher Lundgren is the Social Science Dept. Chair and AP U.S. Government & Politics and Economics teacher at KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School. A classroom teacher for 16 years, including six with APGov, Christopher has taught five different AP courses and history-focused resource classes for students who need additional support. He taught for eight years at private schools and is completing his eighth year at Collegiate, a charter school whose mission is to create a path to college for Nashville’s students of color.
Christopher has served the College Board as an APGov Mentor and Consultant and as an exam reader since 2018. In 2020, he was part of a two-person team that wrote daily APGov lesson plans for the KIPP Foundation’s AP for All initiative, which KIPP teachers use throughout the country. The following year, he revised those lessons to reflect best practices for culturally responsive teaching of the APGov curriculum. In addition, Christopher trained KIPP APGov teachers from across the country in effective virtual instruction during online learning and serves as an instructional coach at Collegiate, helping social science teachers improve classroom management and their student’s academic achievement. He has written assessment materials for several social science courses, including APGov, for Albert.io, a test-practice website.
In addition to academic instruction, Christopher is the Youth in Government advisor, Girls’ Soccer coach for KIPP Collegiate, and an instructor of Shotokan Karate. He serves on the board of the Tennessee Environmental Council. He holds a B.A. in Biology from the University of Chicago and master’s degrees in religion and history from Yale and the University of Virginia, respectively.
U.S. History: Scott Horton
Scott Horton has been a Williamsville South High School social studies teacher since 1994. He began teaching Advanced Placement American History in 1998 and has been a reader of the U.S. history exam since 2003 and a table leader since 2015. In addition, Mr. Horton has taught survey-level American history courses in the history department at Buffalo State College since 2001. He has served in various roles in Williamsville, including assistant coach for the varsity ice hockey team, First Vice President for the Williamsville Teachers Association, and advisor to clubs, including Guitar Club, Model U.N., and Chess Club.
World History: Kit Wainer
Kit Wainer teaches Advanced Placement World History at Leon M. Goldstein High School in Brooklyn, NY. He has been a teacher for more than thirty years and has taught AP History courses for 19 years. Kit is a Table Leader at the AP® Exam Reading. He is the author of Strive for a Five: Preparing for the AP® World History Exam (2019), a contributing author to Strayer and Nelson’s Ways of the World, 4th edition (2019), and several articles on content and pedagogy for World History Connected and the Bulletin of World History. Kit also works as a mentor for new teachers and teachers who are new to AP World History.