AP® Summer InStItute - Goucher College

presented papers at conferences of the World History Association, the National Council for
the Social Studies, and the American Historical Association. Currently, she is on the board of
directors of World History Connected: An E-journal of Teaching and Learning.
Robert Young McMahan
Robert Young McMahan is professor of music and coordinator of music theory and composition
studies, as well as the accordion major, at the College of New Jersey. A graduate
of the Peabody Institute of Music (BM, MM, DMA) and St. John’s College (MA), he taught for
many years at the Peabody Preparatory School, Towson University, Essex Community College,
and other institutions in the Baltimore area. He is an award-winning composer, noted
and recorded classical accordionist, and published music researcher. He has served as an
AP reader and question leader for the AP Music Theory exam since 1997 and has provided
numerous AP Music Theory high school consultancies in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Rafael Moyano
Rafael Moyano teaches at the Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn, New York. He is an 18-
year veteran reader of the AP Spanish Language exam, having served as a reader, table
leader, and, for the past six years, question leader for the College Board’s AP Spanish exams.
He is a graduate of SUNY College at Oneonta and received his M.A. in Spanish Literature
from the University of California at Davis. For the past 15 years, Rafael has taught AP Spanish
Language and Literature courses for secondary school teachers through the Summer
Institute at the Taft Educational Center. Rafael also has served as a consultant and editor of
several widely-used Spanish Pre-AP and AP textbooks. He is currently an active member of
the Curriculum Development and Assessment Committee for the new AP Spanish Literature
and Culture exam.
Barbara Murphy
Barbara L. Murphy taught AP English Language and other college-level courses at Jericho
High School for over 23 years. She has been a reader of the AP English Language and
Composition exam since 1993 and is an AP consultant for AP English Language and Composition.
Barbara is also a consultant for the College Board for their Pre-AP programs and is
currently a member of the faculty for Syracuse University’s Project Advance in English. She
is co-author of four books published by McGraw-Hill: 5 Steps to a 5: The AP Language and
Composition Exam, 5 Steps to a 5: The AP Literature Exam, Writing the AP English Essay: A
Personal Trainer for the AP English Student, and Writing an Outstanding College Application
Essay. Two new skills workbooks are planned for a Fall 2012 publication date. After earning
her B.A. from Duquesne University and M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, Barbara did
her doctoral course work at Columbia University. She also holds professional certifications in
still photography and motion picture production and is one of the founding members of the
women’s film company, Ishtar Films.
Frazier O’Leary
Frazier O’Leary currently teaches AP English Literature at Cardozo High School in Washington,
D.C., and has taught English in the District of Columbia Public Schools for 41 years. He
also is an assistant professor of English at the University of the District of Columbia. Frazier
is an AP reader in literature and a consultant for the College Board in English Language and
Literature.
Raúl Rodríguez
A professor of Spanish language and culture at Manhattan College, and for many years an
AP Spanish and history teacher, Raúl Rodríguez has served as instructor of AP Summer
Institutes at Goucher College, Stanford University, Manhattan College, and LaSalle University.
He has been an AP Spanish exam leader and a World Languages Committee Chair. In addition,
he has been a test developer, evaluator, and consultant for the College Board, Educational
Testing Service, New York Education Department, and independent programs. Raúl is
coauthor of the College Board’s Pre-AP Spanish Language Manual and other publications.
He currently serves as curriculum specialist in Spanish Literature, Language, and Culture.
Maria Schmidt
Maria Schmidt was the supervisor of social studies K-12 in the Westfield Public Schools in
Westfield, New Jersey. She began teaching social studies there in 1972 and authored the curriculum
and initiated the high school law-related education program and AP United States
Government and Politics course. She is an attorney and former adjunct professor of education
at Seton Hall University. Dr. Schmidt has served as a reader, table leader, and question
leader at the annual scoring of the AP Government and Politics examination and currently
serves as a consultant for the College Board, leading AP workshops and summer institutes
throughout the United States. She authored the 1993 edition of the Teacher’s Guide for
Courses in AP United States Government and Politics, and in 2002 and 2005 edited the
fourth and fifth editions of Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions in Preparation for
the AP United States Government and Politics Examination and the accompanying teacher’s
manual. In 2006, she worked with Congressional Quarterly Press in developing AP U.S.
Government and Politics teaching material ancillaries for use with Congressional Quarterly
Press U.S. Government textbooks.
Anne Soos
Anne Soos is currently head of the Upper School at Stuart Country Day School of the
Sacred Heart in Princeton, New Jersey. In addition to her administrative duties, she teaches
one section of AP Environmental Science and other science classes as time allows. She has
taught biology and chemistry at both the introductory and AP levels, has taught AP Environmental
Science since the program was introduced in 1998, and has been an AP grader in
both biology and environmental science. She also has taught summer institutes at Rensselaerville,
New York, and Lewes, Delaware. Anne is an AP consultant in both Environmental
Science and Biology.
Joann Winkler
A native of Illinois, Joann Winkler is a graduate of Northern Illinois University (B.S. in Education),
and Northeast Missouri State University (M.A.), with continued studies at the following:
Carleton College, Colorado Institute of Art, Drake University, Maryland Institute of Art, Rhode
Island School of Design, Salzburg College, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Among her honors are inclusion as a past fellow with the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund
program, Who’s Who in America, Master Mentor Teacher, and Gold Key winner. In November
2004, Joann was recognized as a World of Difference Instructor at Clinton High in Clinton,
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