Renee Shea

Bowie State University

Renée H. Shea is professor emeritus of English and Modern Languages at Bowie State University, and coauthor of The Language of Composition, Literature & Composition, Conversations in American Literature, American Literature & Rhetoric, Advanced Language & Literature, and Foundations of Language & Literature. She has served as a reader, table leader, and question leader for both AP® Literature and Language readings. She most recently served as the College Board advisor for AP® Language.

Kate Cordes

Skyview High School

Kate Cordes is a National Board Certified English Teacher who currently teaches 10th grade English, 12th grade English, and AP® English Literature at Skyview High School. She received her undergraduate degree in English, Psychology, and Medieval Studies from St. Olaf College and spent a year at Oxford University studying Medieval and 20th-century British Literature, and has a master's degree in education from Montana State University-Billings. Kate is co-author of American Literature & Rhetoric.

Carlos Escobar

Felix Varela Senior High School

Carlos Escobar is the AP® Program Director at Felix Varela Senior High School in Miami, where he has taught since 2000. Carlos has been a College Board Advisor for AP® Literature, member of the AP® Literature Test Development Committee, part of the College Board’s Instructional Design Team, and a PSAT and SAT exam reviewer. On behalf of the College Board®, Carlos created daily, live YouTube lessons for students AP® Exam and is the lead AP® Literature instructor for AP® Daily. He is also a co-author on Literature & Composition 3e.

Renée Shea

Bowie State University

Renée H. Shea is professor emeritus of English and Modern Languages at Bowie State University, and coauthor of The Language of Composition, Literature & Composition, Conversations in American Literature, American Literature & Rhetoric, Advanced Language & Literature, and Foundations of Language & Literature. She has served as a reader, table leader, and question leader for both AP® Literature and Language readings. She most recently served as the College Board advisor for AP® Language.

Kate Cordes

Skyview High School

Kate Cordes is a National Board Certified English Teacher who currently teaches 10th grade English, 12th grade English, and AP® English Literature at Skyview High School. She received her undergraduate degree in English, Psychology, and Medieval Studies from St. Olaf College and spent a year at Oxford University studying Medieval and 20th-century British Literature, and has a master's degree in education from Montana State University-Billings. Kate is co-author of American Literature & Rhetoric.

Carlos Escobar

Felix Varela Senior High School

Carlos Escobar is the AP® Program Director at Felix Varela Senior High School in Miami, where he has taught since 2000. Carlos has been a College Board Advisor for AP® Literature, member of the AP® Literature Test Development Committee, part of the College Board’s Instructional Design Team, and a PSAT and SAT exam reviewer. On behalf of the College Board®, Carlos created daily, live YouTube lessons for students AP® Exam and is the lead AP® Literature instructor for AP® Daily. He is also a co-author on Literature & Composition 3e.

Doranna Tindle

Friendship Public Charter Schools

Doranna Tindle is an Academic Director at Friendship Public Charter Schools in Washington DC, where she has also served as a principal, performance coach, and AP® English teacher in the Early College Program, a partnership between the University of the District of Columbia, the University of Maryland, and Friendship Collegiate Academy. She has served as an AP® Reader and College Board Advisor for SAT, AP Literature and Language, and Pre-AP®. She is also a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist who is passionate about working at the intersections of language, literature, and culture to inspire personal and collective transformation.