Jay Poerner was appointed in September 2005 as the Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Internal Operations for the Lone Star Conference. Poerner steps in after the position was approved by the LSC Council of Presidents in June 2005.

As an assistant commissioner, Poerner monitors compliance issues at member institutions, handles rules interpretations and oversees the handling of rules violations. He also administers the National Letter of Intent (NLI) program along with squad lists and eligibility and competition reports. Additionally, he works closely with the LSC's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Before being named assistant commissioner, Poerner served an internship with the LSC as an assistant to the commissioner from February 2004 until August of 2005. The former Southern Methodist University basketball standout gained experience by assisting with the development of sports schedules, charting reports for competition and eligibility, plus helping to manage conference championship events and the league's NLI reporting.

While a student-athlete, Poerner excelled as an SMU Mustang, twice being voted team captain and three times leading his squad in scoring to be named the team's Most Valuable Player. A member of SMU's SAAC, Poerner was a two-time All-Western Athletic Conference pick and finished his playing career as the ninth-leading scorer in SMU history.

Poerner, who earned a bachelor's degree from SMU in 1998, went on to play four seasons of professional basketball, including stints with Aichi Kikai of the Japanese Basketball League, Seimens Gent of the Belgian Basketball Association and South Dakota Gold of the International Basketball Association.

Poerner, who worked in 2003 as a real estate associate with The Morse Company in Richardson, has gained additional experience in intercollegiate athletics by moderating the postgame press conferences at an NCAA Division II men's basketball regional in Stephenville, Texas, volunteering at the Big 12 men's basketball tournament in Dallas and performing as an analyst during radio broadcasts for SMU Mustang basketball at home games.

A native of San Antonio, Poerner now lives in Addison, Texas, with his wife, Dana.