Meet the Team

Michael Wilmore-Crumrine is a sergeant with the Austin, Texas, Police Department (APD) with over 38 years of law enforcement experience and is a founding member and president of the Lesbian and Gay Peace Officers Association, Austin, Texas, Texas’s first and only LGBTQI+ Peace Officers Association. Michael is also the executive director of the 4th World LGBTQI+ Conference for Criminal Justice Professionals. With APD, he serves as sergeant in the Child Abuse Unit and supervises investigations involving the physical and sexual abuse of children.

Michael's investigative career has been exclusively working in crimes against persons and spans over 15 years. He worked in the adult Sex Crimes Unit, the Sex Offender Apprehension and Registration Unit (SOAR), and the Homicide Unit before transferring to the Child Abuse Unit as a sergeant. Michael has written and trained nationally and internationally on intimate partner and sexual violence in the LGBTQI+ community, and how to improve the relationship between the community and the criminal justice system. Find Michael if you’re looking for recommendations on the best cowboy boots and western wear in town!

Michael Rizzo joined the conference team as coordinator in March 2025 bringing more than 20 years of experience in victim advocacy, training, and supporting events. Most recently, she was a senior research associate at the Institute for Intergovernmental Research leading the National Violence Against Women Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium. In this role, Michael collaborated with national subject-matter experts, law enforcement, criminal justice partners, and community organizations to build capacity and implement strategies to strengthen responses to intimate partner crimes. Prior, Michael was at Booz Allen Hamilton

leading the Office for Victims of Crime, Victims of Crime Act, State Administering Agencies Support Team and spent close to twelve years at the International Association of Chiefs of Police overseeing numerous programs focused on domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, strangulation, and other intimate partner crimes. Michael is working closely with the conference team to support speakers and make sure all event details are addressed so that national and international attendees receive a warm welcome to Austin, Texas. Find Michael if you want to chat!

Sergeant Xavier “Xavi” Leyva has been with the Austin, Texas, Police Department (APD) for over 20 years and is the Operations Director with the 4th World LGBTQI+ Conference for Criminal Justice Professionals. Xavier graduated with a bachelor's degree from Texas State University and is a proud first generation American born from immigrant parents. Xavier grew up in a small agriculture community where he learned a special appreciation for farmers and their labor. His interest in law enforcement was a lifelong dream and he feels fortunate to have been given the opportunity to fulfill his dream by APD and the City of Austin. He has worked on various shifts including patrol, recruiting, academy instruction, child abuse, and more. Xavier is supporting many conference logistics, looking forward to connecting with attendees, and welcoming the group to Austin. Xavi also loves to travel - ask him about the places he’s been – and eating his way around the world. Xavi has great food recommendations!

Stephanie Gonzales is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked for the Austin Police Department for 13 years. For several of those years, she served as a counselor in the APD Victim Services Unit, assisting survivors of family violence and child abuse during the investigative process. She later served as a supervisor for the APD Victim Services Crisis Response Team, a large unit of counselors who assist patrol officers on traumatic calls 24 hours a day/7 day a week. Stephanie currently collaborates on various APD projects and initiatives with the goals of building trust and enhancing relationships between the police department and the community.

Officer Austin Zarling is a dedicated law enforcement professional with over five years of experience in public safety and communication. Austin graduated from Florida International University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He began his career as a communications officer with the South Miami Police Department serving for two years and gaining vital experience in emergency response coordination. Austin currently serves as a police officer with the Austin, Texas, Police Department for close to four years where he specializes in LGBTQ+ community engagement, focusing on building trust, fostering inclusion, and strengthening relationships between law enforcement and the queer community.

Taylor Hoagland is a Texas native and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she was an NCAA All-American for softball as well as a member of Team USA for four years before transitioning into a career in sales. Taylor is the “Sponsorship Diva” of the 4th World LGBTQI+ Conference for Criminal Justice Professionals. Currently, she is the Global Director of Sales Development for a public tech company - running a team of ten out of Austin and a team of five out of Madrid, Spain. Taylor loves what she does for work because it's the perfect balance of coaching, mentorship, competition, challenge, and reward - and with this newfound passion, she’s started to look for ways to give back to my community through consulting, freelancing, and sponsorship support.

Taylor hopes to encourage and empower queer individuals to be their true authentic selves, break barriers, push limits, and become the absolute best versions of themselves as we all continue to navigate this ever-changing world.

Jackie Garrett started her career at the Waco, Texas, Police Department as the coordinator of the victim services unit for three years. She then moved to Austin, Texas, to work for the Austin Police Department Victim Services Unit where she stayed for 24 years. Jackie was a lead crisis counselor and responded on scene to assist victims of crimes ranging from homicide, suicide, domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, traffic fatalities, officer-involved shootings, and death notifications for the medical examiner's office. Her role was to support law enforcement and all victims on the scene affected by the crime. Jackie retired in 2023 and currently works part-time for the American Outlaws soccer organization as the coordinator of the organization's nonprofit arm called Impact. She also coaches soccer goalies for Leander FC. Jackie is a soccer fanatic and has attended 4 Women's World Cups and over 60 USWNT games. She has a wonderful wife and two spoiled rotten dogs. Jackie loves to travel, listen to live music, eat a good taco, and always seeks the perfect cup of coffee. Find Jackie if you want to talk coffee, soccer, dogs, or tacos! She would love to hear about your part of the world and what you love in life.