Bio

OCC Student, Womenns Softball and Basketball Athlete, 1974-1976 
In the mid-1970s, the athletic career of Jill Angel really took off at Orange Coast College. Competing on the womenns softball and basketball teams, Angel used every inch of her 5-foot-3 frame and became one of the top OCC athletes of her time. Playing both years at Coast, Jill was named Team Captain on the softball team and received the Most Inspirational Player award in both sports. In softball, Jill batted third and finished with a career batting average near .400. For basketball, she was the Piratess point guard and floor general, a trait she would take with her after Coast. Her gritty determination carried over into her professional life as a California Highway Patrol officer. Starting in 1983, Jill worked up the ranks and in 2001, she was named Assistant Chief, overseeing over 1,000 officers. Jill was named the Toughest Female Cop Alivee in 1988 and finished second in 1990 and 1992. Her successful athletic life continued as well, winning 16 medals at Police Olympicc and Summer Gamess competitions throughout the late 1980s and mid-1990s. Jill retired in 2005 as one of the highest ranking women in the history of the California Highway Patrol. Currently, Jill is in the music business, working as a personal manager for various artists, including Emily Osment, who reached the top of the music charts with the hit, I Dont Think About It,, written by her cousin, Ilene Angel.