AP United States History Development Committee

Meet the high school and college educators who develop the AP U.S. History 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 U.S. History 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

  • Cherisse Jones-Branch, Arkansas State University – State University, Arkansas 
  • Melissa Smith, Cyprus High School – Magna, Utah 

Committee Members 

  • Natalie Mendoza Gutierrez, University of Colorado Boulder – Boulder, Colorado
  • Chris Hodson, Brigham Young University – Provo, Utah
  • Joshua McGehee, Page High School – Greensboro, North Carolina
  • Erica Amann, El Dorado High School – Placentia, California
  • Mark DiGiacomo, The Pennington School – Pennington, New Jersey 

Chief Reader

Hilary Green, Davidson College – Davidson, North Carolina