David Bernsley

Bernsley is a native of Monroe, New York, and is 6' 7" (201 cm) tall.[5][2][3] His parents are Harvey and Valerie Bernsley.[5] He and his wife Karen have five children, and live in Montgomery, New York.[6][5]

He attended Monroe-Woodbury High School ('87), and played basketball for the school team.[7]

For college Bernsley first attended the University of Rhode Island.[2] He played basketball for the Rhode Island Rams in 1987–88.[2]

Bernsley then attended Manhattan College (Bachelor's degree; '92).[2][3][5] He played for the Manhattan Jaspers in 1989–92.[2][8] In 1991–92 he was 8th in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in blocks, with 27, and 9th in rebounds, with 213.[2] In 1992 he was named to the MAAC All-Championship Team.[9]

He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Givat Shmuel, Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin, and Ironi Ramat Gan.[3][4]

Bernsley also played for the Israeli national basketball team.[10] He competed in the 1997 FIBA European Championship for Men.[11][5]

He earned a master’s degree from Iona College, and a Certificate of Advanced Study from SUNY New Paltz ('04).[5][12] Bernsley taught at Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx, and at North Rockland High School in Thiells, New York, in Rockland County.[5] He then served as assistant principal at Washingtonville High School.[5] From 2005 to 2010 he was the Principal at Wallkill Senior High School in Wallkill, New York.[10]

In 2010 Bernsley became the Principal of Monroe-Woodbury High School.[7] He served as Principal of the Edmund J. O'Neal Middle School of Excellence in Albany, New York until his unexpected resignation in June of 2021.

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