Emily Kraytenberg is in her fifth season at Brandeis, serving as an assistant coach for four years before being named interim coach for the 2020 season. Kraytenberg was part of the Judges' 2019 UAA Coaching Staff of the Year, when Brandeis went 29-8-1, tying the school record for wins in a season and reaching the regional finals of the NCAA Division III tournament. 

She is a 2014 graduate of Middlebury College, where she earned second-team All-NESCAC honors at first base as a sophomore. She graduated with a degree in neuroscience. Kraytenberg spent one season at Emerson College prior to joining the Judges' staff.