David Bernsley

David Scott Bernsley (; born May 6, 1969) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions.

For college Bernsley first attended the University of Rhode Island. In 1991–92 he was 8th in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in blocks, with 27, and 9th in rebounds, with 213.

He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Givat Shmuel, Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin, and Ironi Ramat Gan. He competed in the 1997 FIBA European Championship for Men. Bernsley taught at Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx, and at North Rockland High School in Thiells, New York, in Rockland County. He then served as assistant principal at Washingtonville High School. From 2005 to 2010 he was the Principal at Wallkill Senior High School in Wallkill, New York.

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