An author, poet and photographer, Gina Otto worked in film production, advertising, and the fashion industry for fifteen years. In 1995, she began speaking to groups of teenage girls about the importance of self-perception and how it is affected by popular culture.

Cassandra's Angel, Gina’s first book, integrates her passion for the healing arts with her concern for young people. She currently travels throughout the U.S. helping children, parents and teachers to examine how communication patterns impact our lives and society as a whole.

Cassandra's Angel is a simple story, affecting people at very deep levels and it possesses a unique and enduring ability to touch adults as much as its younger audience. Women buy this book for their children and then return to buy it for their friends.

Although Cassandra's Angel is written about a little girl and has many adult women as fans, Gina has heard from fathers and grandfathers around the country, not only identifying with the story through the eyes of their daughters and granddaughters, but relating through their own experiences as well.

In 2003, with the help of some very talented friends, Gina turned Cassandra’s Angel into a full-length musical production. She produced and directed a ten-person cast and opened to rave reviews. She has also produced a fifteen original-song CD from the musical.

Barnes & Noble made Cassandra’s Angel the “recommended product of the Season” for the 2003 Holidays in their Colorado stores. With 86 Barnes & Noble appearances in 90 days, Gina helped catapult Cassandra’s Angel to record sales.

Gina hopes that the story of Cassandra’s Angel will help both children and adults remember that each person has a gift for the world and that life is about finding that gift and bringing it forth.

Gina actively works with organizations helping to provide a better world for our children.