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Alma Angeles Reflects on Path, Hispanic Heritage in New Role with Hornets

It’s often said that the best things in life aren’t always planned and even sometimes, happen completely by accident. Once an aspiring sports medicine professional while playing collegiate soccer at Cal State Northridge, Alma Angeles’ career in sports is a perfect embodiment of this particular saying.

“I really wanted to know more about being behind the scenes of playing sports,” recalls Angeles, who majored in Exercise Physiology. “My parents tried their hardest to give us as much as they could, but med school just wasn’t in the cards. That’s when I tried an internship with a sports marketing company.