TRIBUTE TO JOY COLLINS-BRODT-28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 61
(Extensions of Remarks - April 09, 2019)
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TRIBUTE TO JOY COLLINS-BRODT-28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE
YEAR
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HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF
of california
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Joy Collins-
Brodt of Burbank, California.
Ms. Collins-Brodt, along with her eight siblings were born and
raised in Pomona, California. Joy's mother, a native Floridian, and
father, a Nigerian immigrant, taught their children to treat all people
with dignity and respect. Living into the life lessons her parents
taught her, Joy traveled to countries including Mexico and Bolivia to
volunteer at local orphanages.
Upon graduating from high school, Joy attended Azua Pacific
University and received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Broadcast
Journalism and Documentary Film with a minor in Communication Studies.
She was the first of her siblings to attend and graduate from a
university. After her college graduation, Ms. Collins-Brodt moved to
Burbank to begin her career in television production and entertainment.
Joy worked on a variety of television shows including ``24'' at NBC
Universal and Fox Television. Outside of her work in television, Joy
and a team of active women launched Darling Magazine, a women's
lifestyle magazine that featured body-positive photographs of women
that were never photo-edited or altered. During this time in her
professional career, she learned about human-trafficking issues and
began volunteering for the International Justice Mission (IJM), the
largest global anti-trafficking organization. Her passion to combat
global human-trafficking grew and in 2015 she left her career in
television to accept the Chief Operations Officer position at Treasures
Ministries, an organization that serves as an outreach and support
network for women who are victims of sex-trafficking and in the adult
entertainment industry.
Ms. Collins-Brodt continues her volunteer work for the International
Justice Mission now as the Advocacy Coordinator of Southern California.
Joy has lobbied in Washington, D.C. for anti-trafficking legislation
such as the Child Protection Compact Act, which helped create a
trafficking task force in the Philippines that saves children from
trafficking. She hopes that others use their voice and engage with
policy leaders about legislation and to see the end of human-
trafficking.
Today, Joy lives in Burbank with her husband, Josh and they both
enjoy long drives along the Pacific Coast.
I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 28th Congressional District, Joy
Collins-Brodt.
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