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Whisler joins Purdue Northwest after four seasons as an assistant coach at Cal State East Bay. The Pioneers made their first trip to the NCAA Division II national tournament in 2021.

Whisler helped CSU East Bay capture the 2021 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Tournament Championship and automatic bid to the NCAA DII tournament. The Pioneers finished 11-5-5 overall and third in the final league table last season. It marked CSU East Bay's first winning season in 12 years and first trip to the conference tournament in their NCAA D2 era. Whisler was responsible for all facets of training and recruiting. She helped mentor nine all-conference selections and recruited the CCAA tournament offensive and defensive MVP's in 2021 & CCAA Newcomer of the year in 2019.

Prior to CSU East Bay, Whisler served two seasons as an assistant at NCAA DI Saint Mary's College (CA). Her duties with the Gaels included video editing, assisting with training, assisting with recruiting visits, assisting with camps, and planning travel. While at Saint Mary's, the Gael's had their first ever player called up to the US U-23 National team, and later went on to play for the Houston Dash.

Before moving to the Bay Area, Whisler founded the women's soccer program at Owens Community College in Perrysburg, Ohio in 2011. She coached her way to a 42-12-5 record overall for the Express in her three seasons at the helm, which was ranked as high as 14th in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) poll and 10th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. She was named 2013 NJCAA Region XII Coach of the Year after guiding her team to a 17-2-2 record and a trip to the national tournament.

Whisler was a highly decorated student-athlete in the University of Saint Francis (IN). She graduated with her B.A. in psychology in 2009 as a two-time All-American, two time Academic All-American, three-time First Team All-Conference selection, two-time First Team All-Region selection, and two-time team captain for the Cougars. She holds her M.A. in education from the University of Findlay & resides in Crown Point, IN with her wife.