LaKea Gaiter

LaKea Gaiter has more than 30 years of volleyball experience. She began her athletic career in middle school and continued at Cleveland Heights High School where she played Outside Hitter and was a Defensive Specialist on the Varsity team. She also showed her diverse athleticism by running track and playing softball.

In 2001, LaKea began her coaching career as a freshman coach at Warrensville High School. She continued coaching and growing young athletes as an Assistant Varsity Coach and Junior Varsity Coach for various Division 1 high schools in the area, including Warrensville Heights and Shaker Heights (where she led her JV team to victory at the Beachwood tournament), and as a club coach for several years.

LaKea holds a master’s degree in Education and is an Intervention Specialist who has been working with Special Needs students for 20+ years. She enjoys playing, watching and coaching volleyball as well as many other sports. Most importantly, she now has the pleasure of being an instrumental part in developing her own daughters, as well as many other promising young players, into becoming exemplary student athletes.