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AP African American Studies Development Committee

Meet the high school and college educators who develop the AP African American Studies course and exam.

2024-25 Development Committee Members 

AP development committees represent a unique collaboration between high school and college educators.

These dedicated educators play a critical role in the preparation of the AP African American Studies course and exam. They represent a diversity of knowledge and points of view in their fields and, as a group, are the authority when it comes to making subject-matter decisions in the exam-construction process.  

Committee Co-Chairs   

  • Antoinette Dempsey-Waters, Wakefield High School 
  • Robert J. Patterson, Georgetown University 

Committee Members   

  • Tiffany E. Barber, University of California, Los Angeles 
  • Alysha Butler, McKinley Tech High School 
  • Maurice Cowley, Leodis V. McDaniel High School  
  • Emmitt Glynn, Baton Rouge Magnet High School 
  • Tony Green, Bishop O’Dowd High School 
  • Jaleesa Harris, University of Louisiana, Monroe 
  • Tyesha Maddox, Fordham University 
  • Eric McDaniel, University of Texas, Austin 
  • Teresa Reed, University of Louisville 
  • Nelva Q. Williamson, Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy