BRANDON ABDON
Senior Author, Doctor of Arts, English  

Brandon Abdon worked for five years as Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for the AP® English courses at The College Board, during which time he collaborated with experts from around the country to develop the Course and Exam Descriptions (CEDs) now in use. This work was a culmination of more than 15 years’ experience in high schools and universities, teaching both the AP English Language and Composition and the AP English Literature and Composition courses as well as college composition, literature, and teacher education courses. He has also taught or trained thousands of teachers around the country, served as an AP Exam Reader, led many professional developments, and offered dozens of conference presentations. Currently an affiliate faculty member at Murray State University, he also serves as a professional development consultant for the Advanced Placement® program and works as a Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Consultant. He is also the senior author of AMSCO’s Advanced Placement Edition: English Language and Composition coursebook. He lives with his family in Kentucky.

TIMOTHY FREITAS
​Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary English Education

A College-Board-endorsed AP English Language and Composition consultant, Timothy has been teaching AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature and Composition for more than a decade. He has presented at the AP Annual Conference (APAC) and at the NCTE Annual Conference. He has been an AP Reader, sample-selection Table Leader, AP Question Leader, and member of the College Board’s Instructional Design Team for the current AP English Language and Composition framework. Timothy is a co-author of the AMSCO’s Advanced Placement Edition: English Language and Composition coursebook. He has also been a consultant and professional development facilitator for multiple educational initiatives, typically working with underserved populations. Timothy teaches English and theology in Massachusetts at Whitinsville Christian School; before that he was a teacher at Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School. In his free time, Timothy oversees The Garden of English—a website and YouTube channel that assists both students and teachers with planning and instruction. All of this happens while he works his real jobs: being a husband and father of five.

BETH HALL
​Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing 

Beth Hall, a College Board-endorsed AP English Language and Composition consultant and AP reader, has been teaching AP English Language and Composition for nearly a decade. In 2019, she began Coach Hall Writes, a platform providing writing resources for AP English Language and Composition teachers and students. In 2020, the Coach Hall Writes YouTube Channel was listed as one of the resources AP English Language and Composition teachers felt was most helpful in preparing their students for the AP English Language and Composition exam. Beth teaches honors, AP, and concurrent credit classes in Arkansas.