Instructor information coming soon.

Brian Shay earned his B.A. and M.A. in Mathematics from SUNY Potsdam and his M.A. T. and M.A. in Mathematics from UC Davis. He began teaching in 2000 and has been teaching AP Calculus AB and BC since 2003. He also teaches all levels of high school mathematics classes, as well as Calculus 3 and Linear Algebra. He has been teaching at Canyon Crest Academy in the San Dieguito Union High School District since 2004. 

Brian has been a reader for the AP Calculus exam since 2010, served as a Table Leader since 2018, and a Question Leader since 2021. In 2020 he became a member of the AP Calculus Test Development Committee. He presents at state, regional, and national conferences. He also has helped to write the Teacher’s Edition of an AP Calculus Textbook. He is an active member and leader of local, state, and national professional mathematics teachers associations. 

Brian has won numerous awards for his teaching and service, including the 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, 2012 George Polya Memorial Award, 2020 Edyth May Sliffe Award, and 2009 Teacher of the Year for his school district. In 2008 he was also awarded a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship to study the schools and culture of India. He loves to travel, is an avid foodie, father of an adorable Great Dane, and husband. 

Crissie Ricketts is in her first year teaching at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, following 23 years of experience at McLean High School in Fairfax County, VA. She has taught nearly every high school math curriculum course, including AP Precalculus, AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Statistics, and AP Computer Science Principles. Crissie was an AP Reader for Calculus for 5 years and is a Question Leader for AP Precalculus. She became a College Board consultant in 2023. Crissie is co-author of “Fast Track to a 5: AP Precalculus,” published October 2024, and “Fast Track to a 5: AP Calculus,” with publication date early 2026. She is also a member of the Power Hour team for AP Precalculus, a College Board sponsored professional learning community that supports teachers as they navigate the AP Precalculus course.

Crissie holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and a Master of International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina. She entered education after working for ten years in the business arena. After becoming a teacher, Crissie completed her Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Capella University. Since 2016, Crissie has taught math with NC Virtual, the second-largest virtual high school in the nation, and has served as an Instructional Leader for NC Virtual since 2017.

Crissie was awarded the Fairfax County Public Schools Excellence Award in 2024. She was named the 2015 and 2024 Teacher of the Year by those graduating classes of McLean High School, and also won the Norma Dektor Award in 2018, given to the teacher at McLean High School who has had the greatest impact on the graduating class.

Crissie has three adult children, a husband of 29 years, and two dogs. She enjoys reading and traveling in her free time. 

Penny Smeltzer began teaching AP Statistics when the course began and quickly created one of the largest programs in the nation in Austin, Texas. Her recognition includes Presidential Award Finalist, O’Donnell AP Teacher of the Year, Intel Teacher of Merit, Texas Exes Outstanding Teacher, the national winner of the Siemen’s Teacher Award, and Toyota International Teacher Award. Her leadership in AP Statistics continues with years of experience as an AP Statistics exam grader, grading leader, rubric writer, Test Development Committee member, and currently Question Leader. Her passion is creating meaningful interdisciplinary lessons with science using topics that matter in the lives of the human population and the planet. Penny presents lively, interactive workshops to teachers in AP Statistics and creates integrated sessions with Lessons That Matter. On a good day, Penny has her camera, a notepad, and a ridiculous amount of curiosity as she explores the world for new interesting lessons…most recently in Uganda trekking gorillas and Australia looking for kangaroos.

Daniel Bonarigo is a teacher at Riverside Brookfield HS in Riverside, IL. Mr. Bonarigo has been teaching at RB for 23 years and has been teaching AP courses for 20 of those years, including AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, and AP Computer Science Principles. He has been an active member of the AP CSP Community by participating in the AP Reading each year of its existence, including the Pilot Reading in 2016, and has served as a Reader, Table Leader, Early Table Leader, Question Leader, and Exam Leader in 2025 and 2026.

Mr. Bonarigo is currently a member of the AP Computer Science Principles Development Committee and has served on the committee for the past five years.