Braden Frame
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Braden manages technology, deployments, and campaign operations for the Modern Cartographers.
Specializing in digital strategy, messaging, brand building, and crisis communications, he leads our
online, web, and social media teams.
Braden worked for the International Association of Fire Fighters as the only Digital Campaigns
Specialist in the Strategic Campaigns division of the Political and Governmental Affairs department.
That work uniquely positioned him to manage thousands of ad campaigns across two nations in
widely varying political climates.
He served as a communications and digital media educator with the IAFF and TSAFF, and is a medically
retired professional firefighter, paramedic, and former EMS educator. Braden is a past president of
his home local, the Lake Travis Fire Fighters, where he served eight years on the executive board,
four of them as President.
Joe Cameron
Co-Founder & President of the Board
Joe served as a police officer in Southern California for more than eleven years, holding roles as a
patrol officer, field training officer, school resource officer, narcotics detective, and SWAT Team
Leader. He was deeply involved in police union leadership, serving on the El Segundo POA Board of
Directors for a decade, including seven years as President.
Building on that experience, Joe transitioned into public safety political advocacy, working with
over forty law enforcement organizations nationwide. As CEO and President of Modern Fortis, he leads
governmental affairs strategies that leverage technology to drive policy and public safety
advancements. His expertise spans local, state, and federal legislative processes, shaping bipartisan
solutions that protect both officers and communities.
Joe holds a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Plymouth State University, a Master's in
Public Administration from National University, and a Master's in Political Management from George
Washington University.
