Dolores Otto, Stepp & Rothwell Inc.

•Title: President.

•Organization: Stepp & Rothwell Inc., 7300 College Blvd., Overland Park; 913-345-4800.

•Details: As president, Otto will be responsible for the business administration of the firm, with direct oversight of its regulatory, information technology, human resources, accounting and public relations functions. She will continue to supervise the firm’s securities administration and trading operations and will take on a greater role in business development. Otto said she also would coordinate staff development.

Stepp & Rothwell is a fee-only financial planning and investment advisory firm serving the Kansas City area and clients nationwide.

•Background: Otto joined Stepp & Rothwell in 2004 and has held positions of increasing responsibility in securities administration and business management. Before joining the firm, she was a director with Fleishman-Hillard and was former senator Jack Danforth’s Kansas City office manager.

•Community service: Otto is a member of Zonta International, an organization of professional and executive women who work globally to advance the status of women. Previously she served on the boards of Jackson County CASA and the Troost-Midtown Community Center.