Kristin Folkl

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Kristin Just Folkl (born December 19 1975) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She now goes by her married name of Kristin Folkl-Kaburakis.

She played basketball and volleyball at St. Joseph's Academy in St. Louis, Missouri.

Folkl attended college at Stanford University and graduated in 1998. She began her professional career with the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) playing for the Minnesota Lynx after the team drafted her during the 1999 WNBA Draft. She later played for the Portland Fire.

Life after basketball

After her retirement from the WNBA, she returned to her hometown of St. Louis and served as a development officer for the Institute for Science and Health.

Since 2004, she has been serving as the director for development on the St. Louis Sports Commission, a privately funded non-profit organization. Her duties include directing the revenue generation and fundraising efforts for the commission as well its affiliated St. Louis Sports Foundation. She will also coordinates the commission's partnership and membership programs.

Vital statistics

Position: Forward
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
College: Stanford University
Team(s): Minnesota Lynx, Portland Fire

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