Keynote Speaker:

Taylor Wencel has spent years working with domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking victim/survivors. Taylor works directly with law enforcement, social workers, and community providers. 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 and more recently the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) as a Victim Specialist for the Minnesota Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force (MNHITF). 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.

We are excited to have Taylor present on this important topic of social media and sex trafficking. You don't want to miss this presentation.

Join us for an amazing night of inspiration and education.

Sex Trafficking seems so far away from where we live. Contrary to those impressions it is much closer to home than we want to admit. Social media in today's digital world is opening the doors of sex trafficking to kids from even strong families in our own communities.

How can you protect those you love? How are predators connecting with unsuspecting youth today? Is your child part of this new vulnerable?

This will be a night to remember, and we invite you to come and get the truth about sex trafficking right here at home. Parents, Grandparents, Teachers, Coaches, Pastors, Youth Leaders and Businesses Leaders will all benefit from this amazing night.

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