Manny Otiko has worked in the public relations and journalism field for more than 15 years as a journalist and a media relations specialist. His experience includes stints as a reporter at a daily newspaper, serving as a media relations specialist for a state agency and working for Southern California public relations agencies Dameron Communications and Tobin and Associates. Manny has worked with clients in the areas of public affairs, consumer technology and education.

Manny has been published in The Riverside Press Enterprise, The LA Sentinel, The LA Wave, The Washington Afro-Am and IE Weekly. He is an active member of the Orange County chapter of PRSA, the National Association of Black Journalists and the Black Journalists Association of Southern California.