Meet Our Consultants — Office of Admissions

Check back soon for information about our 2022 consultants!

All of our consultants are endorsed by College Board and have extensive experience in their content areas.

Some of our consultants are multiple-year instructors and others are first-time instructors at our institute. All are excited to work with you and share their knowledge.

	Lew Acampora Chemistry: New and Experienced After teaching AP classes in chemistry, physics, and calculus at secondary schools in North Carolina, California, and Kentucky, Lew currently acts as (KY) science content director for AdvanceKentucky, the statewide implementation of the National Math and Science Initiative. In non-pandemic years, he has been the senior instructor for the introductory chemistry laboratory course at the University of Louisville.Lew has been integral in the development and assessment of the AP chemistry exam. He has contributed exam questions and scoring guidelines to the exam development committee. He has been an active participant in the scoring of the AP chemistry exams for (what is believed to be a Cal Ripken-like) 28consecutive years, starting as a reader, then moving to table/question leader, exam leader and, most recently, assistant chief reader. Lew graduated with a B.A. in Chemistry from Harvard University, and has done extensive graduate work in chemistry throughBrandeis University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.Lew lives in Louisville with his wife, Lenore Hoyt (professor of chemistry at UofL and member of the AP chemistry test development committee), his twelve year old daughter, Artemis, who is at the age in which she knows everything, and his true soulmate, a two year old American Foxhound mutt named Tanner.
	Sara Crump English Language and Composition: New Sara Crump, PhD is a high school English teacher who currently teaches dual credit and AP classes at Blue Springs High School, a suburb in Kansas City, Missouri. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri–Kansas City teaching classes in teacher education. Her research interests include curriculum and instruction in secondary reading, the role of the teacher in the classroom, composition and rhetoric, and narrative inquiry. Sara is a member of AERA and has been a past recipient of the Milken Award. You may contact Sara at crumpsl@umkc.edu.
	Jonathan Ferrante Word History: New and Experienced Jonathan Ferrante, M.A.; M.Div., is a National Board-Certified teacher who has taught social studies for 25years, including two years in New York City and over 20 years on Long Island. For the past 20years he has taught at Smithtown High School West. Mr. Ferrante has taught AP World History since its inception in 2002 and has served numerous times as an AP exam reader, table leader and early table leader. In preparation for the new assessment, Mr. Ferrante was a consultant on syllabus design for the College Board and contributed a number of lessons to the new APSI World History Workbook. Jonathan has also contributed to the development of the new Pre AP World History course. As a question writer and reviewer for Cengage Publishing he has contributed to the Voyages in World History and The Earth and Its Peoples textbooks. He has also served on the Teaching Committee for the World History Association. Mr. Ferrante is also an adjunct assistant professor at Suffolk County Community College where he teaches history of religion.
	Ryan Hoague English Literature and Composition: Experienced Ryan Hoague, MA, has been teaching English at Temple City High School in California for 26 years, including over 20 years of AP English Literature instruction. In his teaching and 17 years as a College Board Consultant, he has refined his ideas about the elements of an effective AP Lit course. Mr. Hoague has also served as Chairperson of the English department and on numerous committees focused on curriculum and composition. He has additionally been an adjunct college instructor at Pasadena City College. A seasoned scorer, Mr. Hoague has been an AP exam reader for English Literature since 2001, often serving as a Table Leader, most recently for the Virtual Online Exam. He has also read the essay portion of the SAT and placement essays for the Cal State University system. Mr. Hoague has reflected in depth on the elements of effective timed essay writing; he would like to share his insights about reader expectations and keys to student success.
	Mel Hoffert Computer Science Principles: New and Experienced After working in the industry as a Software Engineer for nearly two decades, Mel transitioned to a teaching career in the late 90's.His (Randy) Pausch-oriented approach to secondary education focuses on 3D modeling and animation, virtual reality, and College Board initiatives (AP Computer Science A and Principles Table Leader, AP Computer Science A and Principles Consultant).
	Ken Pendelton Statistics: New and Experienced Ken Pendleton has been a mathematics teacher for over fifty years, half of which involved teaching Statistics. He taught secondary mathematics for over thirty years, spent eight years as an adult educator, and taught thirteen years (and counting!) in college. He has been a reader and table leader for the AP Statistics exam for more than half the years the exam has been given, and for the 2020 exam he was asked serve on the team that established the benchmarks, feedback, calibration, and validity for Question 2 of that year’s exam. He has been a consultant for The College Board since 2003. During that time he has presented more than twenty-five Advanced Placement Summer Institutes for Statistics.
	Tonekia Phairr U.S. History: New and Experienced Ms. Phairr received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Valdosta State University.She also holds an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership from Grand Canyon University.She is bringing 16years of experience of which the first 11 years of her career as a Social Studies teacher in Clayton, Cobb, and Fulton counties.She started working in Fulton County in 2010, where she served as the Small Learning Communities Coordinator and the Coordinator for Advanced Learning at Westlake High School.For the past six years, she has worked at Cambridge High School.She done extensive work with the College Board since 2009 where she served as a reader for AP World and U.S. Histories, AP Mentor program,and a workshop consultant.She is currently pursuing a doctorate in Educational Leadership at Trevecca Nazarene University.
	Pat Sherbert English Language and Composition: New and Experienced A career teacher, Pat taught AP English, Literature and Language, and coordinated the district Advanced Placement Program that she initiated in Broken Arrow Schools and continued in Tulsa Public Schools. She is a former member of the Southwest Regional Advanced Placement Advisory Council and of the College Board Academic Council. She consults for The College Board for Advanced Placement Institutes and Conferences and continues as a Consultant-Reader for Educational Testing Services. For six years, she wasa member of the Leadership Team for Language and Composition Exam as the Assistant Chief Reader and as the Alternate Exam Question Leader. Pat currently is a Reviewer for the Course Audits for Literature and Composition. She currently teaches at Lindenwood University for Introduction to Literature and Composition I and II.
	Kim Stafford Biology: New and Experienced AP Workshop Consultant and Reader, Kim Stafford, is currently in her 16th year teaching AP biology.She works on the southside of Indianapolis with her husband, two young children, and Goldendoodle puppy.Kim works full-time at Perry Meridian High School.There, Kim works with many different students with a range of abilities in her AP biology and anatomy & physiology classes.Perry Township has over 73 languages spoken and a large English Learner population.Kim loves the diversity and cultures and the extra challenges providing equity and access to all.AP Biology is her passion and she is excited to share her experience and ideas.
	Nichole Wilson English Literature and Composition: New Nichole Wilson teaches Advanced Placement English Literature and English 4 at Mason High School. She is the Grade 12 ELA Teacher Leader, and a Teacher Leader with the Ohio Department of Education. She is an AP English Literature Exam Reader, Mentor, and Consultant. She has spoken about best practices at a number of conferences, including the Advanced Placement Annual Conference (2017, 2018, 2019) and the College Board's National Forum (2013, 2015, 2017). She was an organizer and speaker for Mosaic 2020, a free virtual "slow" conference for AP English Literature and Language Teachers which took place during the summer of 2020. A member of the Ohio Teacher Leadership Summit planning committee (2020), she facilitated two sessions and two roundtables. Through the J. William Fulbright program, Ms. Wilson taught Literature, Language, and Media Studies at East Norfolk Sixth Form College in England. She has also worked as a journalist for a daily newspaper, and as a Public Relations Director and adjunct instructor at a university. Ms. Wilson has an M.A. in Education and an M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction.