Dwalah Fisher, Head Coach

After a stellar career as a volleyball player at Texas Southern University, Dwalah Fisher, enters her twelfth year as head of the Lady Tiger Volleyball program. 
She took over the reigns in 1994 from the legendary Audrey Ford (member of the TSU and SWAC Hall of Fame) who led the Lady Tigers to five SWAC championships in eight years.

As a coach, Fisher led her team to a SWAC Championship in 1994, and her team was Western Division Champs in 1994 & 1995.  She also tied for first place in the Western Division in 2000 and 2001.

Winning is something that Fisher is accustomed to and she tries to instill that same attitude in her players. During her playing days for Coach Ford at Texas Southern, Fisher was an All-SWAC setter in 1990, 1991 and 1992, and received SWAC All-Tournament honors every season of her collegiate career.  The Lady Tigers posted an impressive 86-50 record during her four-year career, which included three SWAC Championships and two “20-win” seasons.

The Houston native graduated from Willowridge High School (Missouri City, Texas) in 1989 where she was a standout in volleyball and basketball.  Fisher received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Business Management from Texas Southern University in 1995.  She received her Masters in Health Education in 2000 and is currently pursuing a Doctorate Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. 
 
Coach Fisher is the Chairwoman of the SWAC Volleyball Coaches Committee.  In addition to her teaching and advising duties, she also serves on the Student Equity and Welfare Committee at Texas Southern University. 

Coach Fisher enjoys bowling and drawing during her off-time.  She has recently celebrated her eighth wedding anniversary with husband Vincent Fisher, Sr.  They're the proud parents of two children; Vincent, Jr. and David Thomas Fisher.

Shakia K. Burns, Assistant Coach

A former All-Conference four year starter on the Lady Tiger Volleyball Team, Shakia K. Burns is from Humble, Texas.  This year will be her fifth season as an assistant coach under Dwalah L. Fisher. 

Coach Burns graduated from Humble High School class of 1995.  She received her Bachelors degree in Health Care Administration at Texas Southern University in 1999 and her Masters in Health Education at Texas Southern University 2001.

Coach Burns was the Head Coach of the Lake Houston Volleyball Club 14 Gold from 1996 – 1998.  While Coach Fisher was on maternity leave, Coach Burn’s assumed head coach duties.  This earned her the 2003 AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year Honors.

Gabrielle Floyd, Assistant Coach

Gabrielle Campbell enters her first year as assistant coach following three year as the graduate assistant with the Lady Tiger Volleyball team.  Campbell is from Missouri City, Texas, where she graduated from Willowridge High School in 1998.

Campbell played four years for the Lady Tigers under Coach Fisher, and she also played three years of tennis.  She was selected to All-Tournament team in 2001. 

She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Public Affairs in 2002, and is currently pursing a Masters Degree in Health Education. 

In addition to her coaching duties, Campbell has also served as an adjunct professor in the Health and Human Performance Department at Texas Southern.