François is a native of Paris, France. He attended the University of Oregon and Cal State University at Northridge, where he received his B.A. in French. He attended UCLA to obtain his teaching credential, then Pepperdine University in Malibu, where he graduated with a M.A. in Psychology.  For over 30 years, François has been teaching High School French. He has taught French, Health and E.S.L. for the Alhambra City School District and all levels of French, including AP® Language and Literature at Beverly Hills High School.  For 26 years he has taught all levels of French at Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, CA as well as AP® Psychology.  François also taught French 1,2,3,4,8,10 at Los Angeles Valley College from 2007-2013.  François is currently teaching at the Viewpoint School in Calabasas where he teaches, French Cinema, AP, French Civilization and several Honors classes. 

In 1996, François started serving as an AP® reader for the College Board and has been a Table Leader since 2011. François has been presenting AP French Language and Culture summer institutes since 2001.  He served as a member of the SAT II French Language test development committee from 1999-2005.   François was a contributing writer to the AP French textbook Thèmes by Vista Higher Learning.   He is a member of AATF (American Association of Teachers of French), and he previously taught at the Alliance Française de Los Angeles. 

Contact: info@coachfrench.com 

Rebecca Mora has served as a Spanish teacher at Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington, NJ since 2007. She completed her undergraduate work at both Indiana University and La Universidad de Sevilla, as well as a M.Ed. in Educational Leadership at The College of New Jersey.  In addition, she currently works as the College Board Advisor (CBA) on the AP Spanish Language and Culture Test Development Committee, collaborating to make subject-matter decisions in the exam creation process. During the exam reading, she has served as an Early Table Leader. 

In the classroom, Rebecca’s AP Spanish Language and Culture course fosters proficiency based language skills and cultural connections as students explore a variety of thematic units, including a service learning outreach. Outside of the classroom, Rebecca serves on the district’s Culturally Responsive Teaching committee, and has most recently provided district-level professional development workshops on integrating inclusive practices in the classroom. She is also an instructor for Upward Bound, a nonprofit organization that provides educational opportunities and scholarships for students of the Trenton area who will matriculate into a University as first generation post-secondary students. Rebecca believes that language and culture reside at the heart of the human experience, and a key component of growing students who are not only motivated to learn the language, but to participate more fully as culturally competent global citizens. 

Jorge España has been a teacher in the West Aurora School District since 1997. He started his career in the district as a Bilingual teacher at Jefferson Middle School. In 2004, he began teaching AP Spanish Language and Culture and AP Spanish Literature and Culture at West Aurora High School. Jorge led the implementation of the AP Spanish Language and Culture and AP Spanish Literature and Culture curriculum at his current school.  Jorge has also served as a Reader, Table Leader and Question Leader at the AP Spanish Language and Culture reading in Cincinnati since 2008. He is co-chair of the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam Development Committee. Jorge is also an AP Spanish Language and Culture and AP Spanish Literature and Culture consultant with the College Board. He has served as the Lead Consultant for AP Spanish Literature and Culture since 2020. Jorge earned his Bachelor’s Degree in History from Aurora University and his Master’s Degree in Spanish from Roosevelt University.