Tameka Carter

Head Coach

Girls Varsity Basketball

Tameka Carter-Richardson teaches Spanish at Lake Forest Academy, as well as courses in the Global and Health, Wellness, & Community departments. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Spanish and political science from Stetson University, where she was also a member of the NCAA Division I women’s basketball team. While teaching in Spain, Tameka was recruited to play professional basketball for Caja Segovia in 2006. In 2009, she received her master’s degree in teaching from National Louis University and began her teaching career with Chicago Public Schools, where she was a Spanish teacher and World Language Department Chair. She is currently completing her Ph.D. in Education at DePaul University and is the head coach of LFA’s varsity girls basketball team. She lives with her husband, Vernon, and son, Nehemiah.