Elton Naswood is the Program Coordinator at the National American Indian Court Judges Association. He was a Senior Program Analyst in the Capacity Building Division at the Office of Minority Health Resource Center with the Office of Minority Health, U.S. Health and Human Services. Prior to his work in the public health field, Mr. Naswood worked with Tribal Law and Policy Institute providing technical assistance to Tribal drug courts and substance abuse agencies and served as a trainer for the National Drug Court Institute for the Tribal Drug Court Initiative. He also worked with Tribal Victims Assistance programs throughout in Indian Country. Mr. Naswood received his bachelor of arts degree in sociology and American Indian Justice Studies from Arizona State University and attended the graduate degree program in American Indian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.