Kerri Ann Kanaley is in her third season as lightweight coach for the UB Rowing team.

Kanaley helped guide the Lightweight Eight team to a bronze medal finish at the 2010 Knecht Cup. The Lightweight Eight also medaled for the first time at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping UB win its third straight team title.

Kanaley previously served as the head coach at Buffalo's Nardin Academy, leading her Lightweight Eight boat to the State Championship in 2008 and 2009. While in Buffalo she has also coached the West Side Rowing Club.

As a collegian, Kanaley was a four-year standout on the Varsity Eight boat at Mercyhurst. While with the Lakers, Kanaley went to three National Championships, winning in 2004 and finishing second in 2005.

Kanaley graduated from Mercyhurst in 2005 with a B.S. in Computer Information Systems.