DE222 Honoree: Chris Otto – Delaware Business Times [Video]

Title: Executive Director

Workplace: Delaware Nurses Association

Alma Mater: Drexel University

Boards: Delaware Health Care Commission, Health Workforce Subcommittee, American Nurses Association, Leadership Council Executive Committee, The Peer-Reviewed Journal of Clinical Excellence Editorial Board

Q&A: Favorite thing about Delaware? “My favorite thing is the size of our state. We are small but mighty. Additionally, everything we need is in close proximity. Family, beach, the capital, shopping, transit, major cities (Philadelphia, New York City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, etc.)

Delaware Nurses Association Executive Director Chris Otto first felt called to the nursing profession when he worked as an escort at Wilmington Hospital. He has been a registered nurse in Delaware for more than a decade with experience in progressive and critical care, open heart surgery and neurology. Otto was selected as the next leader of the 100-year-old organization in 2021. In addition to improving standards of care, Otto helped launch a special …