AP English Language and Composition Development Committee

2024-25 Development Committee Members

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

These dedicated educators play a critical role in the preparation of the AP English Language and Composition 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

• Denise Kendall Comer, Duke University–Durham, North Carolina
• Natalie Castillo, Felix Varela High School–Miami, Florida

Committee Members

• Agile Milton, Viera High School – Melbourne, Florida
• Earl Brooks, University of Maryland, Baltimore County – Baltimore, Maryland 
• John Zainea, Chelsea High School – Chelsea, Michigan
• Mark Longaker, University of Texas at Austin – Austin, Texas
• Marisa Ortega, Pine Crest School – Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Chief Reader

Michael Neal, Florida State University – Tallahassee, Florida