AP German Language and Culture Development Committee

Meet the high school and college educators who develop the AP German Language and Culture course and exam. 

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 German Language and Culture 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

  • Teresa Bell, Brigham Young University – Provo, Utah
  • Cynthia Hodgdon, ConVal High School – Peterborough, New Hampshire 

Committee Members

  • William Carter, Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa
  • Tobias Barske, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point – Stevens Point, Wisconsin
  • Jennifer Tsai, Claremont High School – Claremont, California
  • Matthew Hurley, Walnut Hills High School – Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Susanne Smith, Cherry Creek High School – Greenwood Village, Colorado

Chief Reader

Burkhard Henke, Davidson College – Davidson, North Carolina