Coleman Chambers was raised in Colesville, Maryland, and attended Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring.
[1][2] While teaching and counseling in the Prince George's County public school system, Coleman Chambers grew frustrated with what she viewed as excess bureaucracy, class sizes that were too large, and students reaching high school with insufficient reading and math preparation.
Tracy Coleman, Jr. would also serve as Indian Creek School's first Director of Transportation and Physical Plant.
[6][7] Coleman Chambers was a longtime friend of Dr. Jane R. Snider, an educator who in 1982 founded a consulting practice in Annapolis working with children facing difficulties in learning to read.
[4][8] Coleman Chambers was a longstanding singer with the Annapolis Chorale, contributing to her support of the arts at Indian Creek School.