AP English Literature and Composition Development Committee

Meet the high school and college educators who develop the AP English Literature and Composition 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 English Literature 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  

  • David Faulkner, Cornell University – Ithaca, New York  
  • Susan Barber, Midtown High School – Atlanta, Georgia

Committee Members  

  • Beth Bynarowicz, Legacy High School – Broomfield, Colorado
  • José Aranda, Rice University – Houston, Texas 
  • Philip Effiong, Michigan State University – East Lansing, Michigan  
  • Pian Rockfeld, High School of American Studies at Lehman College – Bronx, New York  
  • Tamara Rodriguez-Kam, Buena Park High School – Buena Park, California

Chief Reader   

Steve Price, Mississippi College – Clinton, Mississippi