Taylor Wencel
Intelligence Specialist
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relations Office
Taylor Wencel has spent several years working with domestic violence and sexual assault, and human trafficking victim/survivors to help individuals with case management needs and community resources. Taylor also has experience working with protocol development with law enforcement, social workers, and community providers, while hosting multi-disciplinary. She also has experience working with domestic violence offenders and providing psycho-educational classes to help prevent the spread of the epidemic of violence within communities. Holding a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice/sociology from Minnesota State University Moorhead, Taylor has collaborated with the North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force, providing vital case management support to victims/survivors. In 2021, Taylor transitioned to Minnesota, serving the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) Victim specialist for the Minnesota Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force (MNHITF) with The LINK program for a year. Taylor has been the Education Coordinator for the MN BCA Predatory Crimes Section, has designed and delivered training programs and workshops for law enforcement, social workers, schools, and community members on topics related to crime prevention, victim support, human trafficking, as well as Internet Crimes Against Children and sextortion education. Taylor is now the Intelligence Specialist for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office for the state of Minnesota. She helps with technical assistance, data collection, analysis of cases, trainings, and is the subject matter expert for human trafficking for the office.
