Eric Nation spent over 20 years in the field of law enforcement where he worked his way up to Lieutenant. As a Lieutenant, he led a large successful drug task force and started a county-wide Drug Endangered Children Alliance. Mr. Nation came to National DEC over ten years ago to have a greater impact on law enforcement and other professionals by training and educating them on substance use and the impact to children. Mr. Nation was the Director of Training and Development where he helped develop curriculum and materials, worked with agencies across the country to provide specific trainings, provide technical assistance to professionals across the country, and more. Mr. Nation is also a national trainer on various topics including substance use, law enforcement, building multidisciplinary teams, capacity building, and drug trends. Mr. Nation recently became National DEC's Executive Director where he will be able to impact change at a different level. Mr. Nation is very passionate about helping children across the county and brings passion to every part of the work he does across the country.