Faith Ekaktie

Assistant Coach

Boys Junior Varsity Basketball

Faith Ekakitie ’12 joined Lake Forest Academy's admission office in October 2023. Faith is an alumni of the Academy, having graduated in 2012. He went on to attend the University of Iowa and earned his undergraduate degree in anthropology, while also playing football. Faith then went on to play in the Canadian Football League for several years before moving back to Illinois with his wife, Mikaela, who coaches LFA's girls varsity volleyball team as well as the boys junior varsity volleyball team. He and Mikaela have two children: Ezra and Elsie. Faith most recently worked at Lake Forest Country Day School, where he spent time teaching SK through fourth grade physical education, as well as coaching many of their upper school athletics teams. On campus, Faith will serve as a dorm parent in Warner House and is an assistant coach with the boys junior varsity basketball team.