Lisa Cumming

Description

Born and raised in Ohio, Lisa Cumming earned a BS in Natural Science from the University of Akron and an MA in Education from Kent State University addition to completing 60+ graduate hours in Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science.

Lisa has taught Chemistry and AP Chemistry for 35 years, spending much of that career at Olmsted Falls High School – located in a suburb just west of Cleveland, Ohio. She started her career in Akron, Ohio at an urban school while spending summers teaching in the Upward Bound Program. In addition, Lisa has taught at the University of Akron and at Cuyahoga County Community College, teaching chemistry, math, physics, and biology.

Once she was well-established at Olmsted Falls High School, she started the school’s AP Program with the introduction of AP Chemistry. More recently Lisa introduced AP Seminar, with AP Research introduced the following year. Lisa is also quite involved in the AP Program outside of school as she has been an AP Reader since 2000 and then a Table Leader and is now a Question Leader. In addition, she wrote materials for AP Insight which targeted misconceptions in AP Chemistry, has been an item writer for the AP Chemistry Exam, co-authored a lab for the AP Inquiry-Based Lab Manual, is a College Board endorsed AP Consultant, and has helped to edit several chemistry textbooks. Lisa is also involved with the National Math and Science Initiative as a curriculum writer, teacher mentor, and coach, as well as tutoring chemistry for a private tutoring agency.

Lisa absolutely loves working with students and delights in the expression a student has when they first come to an understanding! When not involved in education, she and her husband enjoy spending time with their family of 4 girls, doing anything and everything outdoors, and traveling the world.