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Krista Dornbush teaches AP U.S. History and AP Macroeconomics in Long Beach, CA. Entering her fourteenth year of teaching and her twelfth of teaching AP, Dornbush has been a College Board consultant and national trainer for AP U.S. History, Pre-AP Vertical Teams, and Building Success for four years. She has also served as a Faculty Consultant and Table Leader for Educational Testing Service for the AP U.S. History exam reading.

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