[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 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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