New OL Reign general manager Lesle Gallimore is less than a week into her new role, but she’s needed no introduction to the staff or the players. There are few women more woven into the fabric of Seattle soccer than Gallimore.
“Lesle is someone who walks into a room and gets automatic respect from the players and staff at the club because of what she’s accomplished — not just in the game but locally within the city,” OL Reign coach Laura Harvey said when asked at a press conference about the new GM. “I don’t think she had to introduce herself to pretty much anybody, because everyone knew who she was so that immediate comfort level was there.