MarQuitta Sutton-Adams is a Los Angeles native, with 12 years of teaching experience at Title 1 schools. She is currently teaching AP African American Studies and English Literature and Composition at Locke College Prep Academy in the heart of South Los Angeles,CA. She has a wealth of experience in developing a relevant AP course for a diverse group of students. As one of the 60 pilot teachers for APAAS she is excited to share her knowledge and experiences in teaching this brand new course. 

Jill Compher is currently teaching AP Psychology in her 25th  year in public education, and her tenth year at Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, TX with previous experience at Northwest ISD.  She is a nationally certified consultant in AP Psychology for the College Board. Jill has been an AP Reader since 2005 and consultant since 2015, presenting at universities and school districts in Texas, Louisiana, West Virginia, Nevada, South Florida, Arkansas, California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Southern China.  She is the 2018 recipient of The American Psychological Association TOPPS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Award is awarded to recognize outstanding psychology teachers who are committed to academic and professional excellence, a semifinalist in 2010 for the O'Donnell Texas AP Teacher Award, Teacher Award winner of the Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair Division 1 in 2012, fair official for Intel ISEF 2012 Fair Official -Fort Worth Region, and earned the Distinguished Educator award at Northwest ISD from 2003-2014.

Eugene Chase teaches US and Comparative Government and Politics at Edmond North High School in Edmond, Oklahoma, where he also serves as social studies department chair. A reader and table leader at the AP US Government reading, he has been consulting for the College Board since 1999 and has presented at AP and Pre-AP workshops nationwide and at the AP National Conference. He is a National Board Certified Teacher (AYA Social Studies - History) and has also served as an assessor for the National Board. Gene has been an AP Government advisor for five textbooks covering both US and comparative politics and has provided staff development to many school districts including Chicago Public Schools and Boston Public Schools. Also working with the Education Testing Service, he has been an item writer for the US and Comparative Government and Politics exams and has been assessor for the Praxis Series teacher licensure tests. He holds a BA in political science from the University of Oklahoma and an MA in political science from the University of Central Oklahoma.  Gene is a university adjunct instructor teaching American National Government and Social Studies Methods.

Matt Johnson began his teaching career at North Central High School in Spokane, Washington in 1999. He graduated from Eastern Washington University with a degree in Social Science education and a minor in English. He later continued his studies at Eastern and earned his Master of Arts in history. He is a National Board Certified Teacher who currently teaches AP US History and on level World History. In addition to teaching, Matt presently serves as the department chair for Social Studies. While in high school Matt was a student of AP US History and always wanted to teach the course recognizing that a passionate teacher can truly motivate kids to love the American story. He has now taught AP US for several years and serves as a Table Leader at the AP US History Reading. With a passion for helping underserved students achieve success in high school and beyond, Matt was recently selected to serve as a consultant for the new “Equity in AP” workshops launched by the Collegeboard in 2021.

Matt Tassinari currently teaches AP* US History  at Palmdale High School (over 28 years) where he serves as the Social Science Department Chair and an Academic Instructional Coach. Matt has been an exam reader since 2001 (11 years as a table leader and 7 years as a sample selector) for the AP* US History exam and has been a College Board consultant for over 19 years. He has presented all over the United States from Advanced Placement US History to Career Technical Education strategies. Furthermore, Matt was honored with the 2009 High School Teacher of the Year Award from the California Council for the Social Studies. 

A National Board Certified secondary social studies teacher, James spends his days teaching AP World History, AP European History and World History to sophomores at The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas. In addition, James serves as the AP Program Facilitator and Coordinator for The Woodlands High School. James volunteers as an AP Advocate, sharing information and statistics to promote AP courses for students of all backgrounds and abilities. He has taught AP World History in an open enrollment classroom, since its inception in 2002 and is an endorsed national and international College Board consultant for Pre-AP and AP World History and AP European History.  Last year, Mr. Rowland had over 120 students take the AP World History exam. James is an AP World History exam reader, table leader, early table leader (sample selector), and question leader and loves spending the first two weeks of every summer, in quiet quarantined isolated seclusion, with two thousand teachers and professors, reading student-generated essays on a computer screen for eight hours a day.  When not corrupting the youth of The Woodlands, James is at home, grading essays, working on his computer, watching the Smithsonian Channel, reading books and journals to create historical chaos in his classroom, or devising ways to further torture his students.

Kody Engle has taught in the Tulsa, OK area for 20 years. Kody started teaching AP World History in 2007 and began participating in the AP World History Reading in 2008 and has acted as a Reader (2008-2012), Table Leader (2012-2016), and currently serves as a Question and Exam Leader (2017-Present). In addition to attending the AP Reading each year, Kody currently serves on the AP World History Test Development Committee where he works alongside high school and college faculty and the College Board to revise test items for use in future APWH exams.