Khalia Collier

Khalia Collier is the owner of the St. Louis Surge, and commissioner of its league the Global Women's Basketball Association (GWBA).

[2] In October 2020, she became Vice President of Community Relations for the Saint Louis Soccer Club[3] Collier was born and raised in St.

[4][5] Graduating with a degree in communications, Collier went on to work for a Fortune 500 company, but quickly returned to basketball, purchasing the Surge in 2011.

[6] As a member of the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League, the Surge won two championships under Collier's direction.

[9] She is also an annual "SMWW Basketball Career Conference" speaker for the online sports-career training school Sports Management Worldwide, founded and run by Dr. Lynn Lashbrook.