Lieutenant Nathan “Nate” Auvenshine has been with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office since 1996. During that time he has held positions in Patrol, SWAT, Training and, since 2015, the commanding officer of the “Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking Task Force” (a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional taskforce). Lt. Auvenshine is also the team commander for both the YCSO Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) team and the YCSO “Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team,” since 2012. Lt. Auvenshine is a certified Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZPOST) instructor in several areas and disciplines. Lt. Auvenshine has been teaching in the field of law enforcement since 2001. Lt. Auvenshine also taught as an adjunct instructor in administration of justice at Yavapai College from 2002-2014. He is certified by the Force Science Research Center as a Use of Force Analyst and specializes in Use of Force training for both law enforcement and civilians. Lt. Auvenshine earned a bachelor’s of science degree in criminal justice with a minor in sociology from Northern Arizona University (class of 1995).