Sally Egland

Co-founder at Abby's Closet

Sally Egland is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in leadership, nonprofit initiatives, and customer service management. As the co-founder of Abby's Closet, Inc., Sally has significantly impacted over 4,000 high school women by providing free formal gowns, fostering confidence and respect. Previous roles include part-time Outreach Coordinator and Business Manager at Resurrection Catholic Parish, where responsibilities encompassed overseeing business activities for a parish serving 1,300 families and managing financial and administrative operations. Sally has also held senior positions at Nike and Columbia Sportswear, leading customer service teams across multiple regions and driving substantial revenue growth. Educational background includes studies at Western Oregon University and Portland State University.

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Abby's Closet

The mission of Abby’s Closet, an Oregon-based nonprofit, is to inspire confidence and respect in high school women by providing free formal dresses for prom or other memorable events. For some students, getting a free dress from Abby’s Closet is the only way they’re able to attend prom, an important celebration and rite of passage. But we’re also more than a dress – or really, more than the 40,000 dresses we’ve given away so far – because we’re just as focused on sequins and satin as we are on education, confidence, and inclusiveness. We empower high school students to learn leadership skills through our Student Advisory Board. We award college scholarships each year. We are welcoming to people of different gender identities, abilities, sizes and socioeconomic status. The goal of Abby’s Closet is to make every participant feel special, beautiful, and confident. Founded in 2004, Abby’s Closet started in, well, Abby’s closet. When heading off to college, Abby Egland wanted to ensure her favorite pink prom dress wouldn’t just collect dust, and recognized it could still bring so much joy to someone else. She wanted to give it another chance to dance! Founding Abby’s Closet with her mom, Sally Egland, the non-profit has hosted more than a decade of Prom Dress Giveaways for students from more than 250 schools in Oregon and Southwest Washington.


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