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Joy Farrow Author

Joy Farrow is a retired Sheriff’s Deputy with twenty-eight years of experience, working road patrol in Pompano Beach, FL, and facing every situation imaginable. After the attacks of 9/11, Joy transferred to the Fort Lauderdale Airport with the Broward Sheriff’s Office to focus on the safety of air travelers. She also assisted in the aftermath of the 2017 mass shooting at the Fort Lauderdale Airport. She has saved many lives over the course of her career.  Joy was one of the featured speakers at the TEDx Eustis conference and speaks on women’s safety.  

Laura Frombach was introduced to technology in the U.S. Army working on Pershing nuclear missiles. Having spent much of her career as a technologist and engineer with IBM, HP, FedEx, Coca Cola Enterprises. Lenovo and others. A turning point in Laura’s life was the ‘aha’ moment when she correlated her mother’s mental illness to domestic violence. She speaks on behalf of local domestic violence shelters.