Consultant Bio

Carly Borken has taught secondary school science and geography since 2006. She has specialized in AP Environmental Science and AP Human Geography but has also taught biology, chemistry, marine science, and other science electives. She spent 15 years teaching at the Taft School in Watertown, CT, and has spent the last three years teaching at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, CT. At both schools, she has served as the Sustainability Coordinator, and she currently also serves as the 12th Grade Dean.

She has had many roles with the College Board as well, grading the APES exam since 2018, and has served as a table leader for the last three years. She has also been an OIW (outside item writer) of multiple-choice questions for the Test Development Committee and contributed to the test bank for the 4th edition of Friedland and Reylea’s AP Environmental Science textbook. She has served as an AP Consultant for the last four years, teaching summer courses for new AP teachers nationwide, and also works as an NMSI coach and content developer. She is also the mother of two very active daughters, and her husband is an organic vegetable farmer.