EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

      Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned Chief Executive
Officer of Siena Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies that:

      (1)   The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
            September 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the
            requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
            Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.


November 6, 2002                               By /S/ JOHN P.  KNEAFSEY
                                               ---------------------------
                                                      John P. Kneafsey
                                                   Chief Executive Officer