Kristin Bernert '96 ranks tied for eighth in Siena Women's Basketball history with 351 career assists. A native of Stow, Ohio, she appeared in 106 games making 59 starts at the point for the Saints from 1992-96. As a sophomore during the 1993-94 season, she started 21 games at point guard and ranked second on the squad in both assists (100) and three-point field percentage (.371) in leading the Saints to a 24-4 record which included a 13-1 mark in the MAAC and the program's first conference regular season championship. Bernert excelled in the classroom as well where she was a multiple time MAAC All-Academic Team selection and was named to the GTE/CoSIDA District II Academic All-America First Team following her senior season. She graduated with her B.A. in Psychology from Siena College in 1996 and earned her M.A. in Sports Management from The Ohio State University in 1998. Bernert has enjoyed a highly successful professional career working for the WNBA. For the past four years she has served as the Senior Vice President of Business Operations for the New York Liberty. From 2008-10 she was the President of the Los Angeles Sparks and from 2002-05 was the Vice President of Business Operations for the Detroit Shock. She also worked for the NBA for three years, serving as the league's Vice President for Team Business Development. Bernert began her professional career working for the Cleveland Indians and in the athletic departments at Ohio State and Bowling Green.