Meet the Cartographers.

Joe Cameron served as a police officer in Southern California for more than 11 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 40 law enforcement organizations nationwide.

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.

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. From 2019 to 2023, 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, uniquely positioning him to manage thousands of ad campaigns across two nations in widely varying political climates.

He is a communications and digital media educator who has worked with the IAFF, TSAFF, Texas EMS Conference, Texas State University, and Temple College. Braden is a medically retired professional firefighter/paramedic who still holds his NREMT Paramedic, Texas Paramedic, and Texas EMS Instructor certifications. He is past president of his home local, the Lake Travis Fire Fighters, IAFF L4114, where he served eight years on the executive board, including two terms as president.

Cortney is a former EMT and the heart of our web team. She brings her unique experience in customer service, marketing, branding, and public safety to life for our clients with clear messaging that is accessible and memorable. When not building new popup websites, redesigning branding and logos, or creating print mailers, door hangers, and digital ads, she is hard at work connecting with clients, solving problems, and tackling the onslaught of social media trolls during campaign season.

Cortney is a brand leader and Meta expert with experience on some of our most contentious and challenging social media campaigns.