AP Biology Development Committee

2022-23 Development Committee Members

These dedicated educators play a critical role in the preparation of the Course and Exam Description and exam for AP Biology. 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. The AP development committees represent a unique collaboration between high school and college educators.

Committee Co-Chairs  

Geoffrey Gearner, Morehead State University – Morehead, Kentucky
Lisa Neeseman, Bay Ridge Preparatory School – Bay Ridge, New York

Committee Members  

Valerie Haywood, Case Western Reserve University – Cleveland, Ohio
Tiffany Oliver, Spelman College – Atlanta, Georgia
David Upegui, Central Falls High School – Central Falls, Rhode Island
Chikezie Madu, Memphis-Shelby County Schools – Memphis, Tennessee 

College Board Advisor  

Christopher Monsour, Tiffin Columbian High School – Tiffin, Ohio

Chief Reader

Amy Dykstra, Bethel University – St. Paul, Minnesota