HerSport owner, Deb Gallagher grew up in Delaware County, Pennsylvania where she developed her love of sports.  It wasn't until high school that she had her first opportunity to play organized team sports, although she was always passionate about them.  Deb earned her teaching degree from West Chester University and began her career as a high school Health and Physical Education teacher and coach in the Delaware County area.  She also got her start in sporting goods while working with a family-owned business.  Deb later moved on to become the head lacrosse and assistant field hockey coach at Haverford College.  Through her 13 years in teaching and coaching, her interest in the sporting goods industry grew and she realized the lack of access to apparel, equipment and footwear for the female athlete.  She, then, made the decision to pursue her full-time career in sporting goods, with a focus on women's sports. 

Deb worked in management with a women's sports company from 1991 through 1997 and then joined a partnership to establish and open HerSport in Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1998.  The partners had the vision that the time was prime for a female specific sporting goods store to have its space and make its mark in the industry.  Now, with over 26 years and thousands of satisfied customers, this notion has proven so true.  The mission was to build a store that would cater to, and focus on, the growth of girls and women in sports.

Deb's years of ownership have only strengthened her hope and desire that the legacy of HerSport continues to evolve - all from the foresight that began in 1998.