Coach Kerska has coached swimming for over two decades.  She was head coach of Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving at Kalamazoo Loy Norix High from 1992-1995, and she was assistant coach of Women’s Swimming and Diving at the University of Michigan from 1997-2012 with head coach Jim Richardson.  In 2012, CollegeSwimming.com named Coach Kerska the assistant coach of the year.  She has also served as team manager for Team USA at numerous international swim competitions between 2008-2013. 

Coach Kerska is a native of Ann Arbor and a graduate of Pioneer High School.  While at Pioneer she was a 2-time state champion in the 100-yard backstroke and was ranked 2nd fastest nationally in the backstroke out of high school.  She subsequently swam for the University of Michigan where she was a 7-time Big Ten Conference champion and 4-time NCAA All-American.

She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in German and Communications from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration in marketing from Western Michigan University.  Coach Kerska is married and has 2 children.