AP World History: Modern Development Committee

Meet the high school and college educators who develop the AP World History: Modern 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 World History: Modern 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 

  • John Curry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada 
  • Carolyn Victoria Bayless, Vero Beach High School – Vero Beach, Florida

Committee Members 

  • Raphael Njoku, Idaho State University – Pocatello, Idaho 
  • Daniel Barish, Baylor University – Waco, Texas
  • Miguel Ramirez, Mission Hills High School – San Marcos, California 
  • Jeremiah Kody Engle, Jenks Public Schools – Jenks, Oklahoma
  • Rachel Couch, Lawrence North High School – Indianapolis, Indiana

Chief Reader

Craig Miller, Penn College – Williamsport, Pennsylvania