Robert Elliott (Navajo/Diné descendent), is the Director of NILI. He has a master's degree in English/TESOL and worked as an ESL instructor specializing in technology for language learning. He has worked on language revitalization at NILI since 2009 and led its early efforts to develop online teacher training programming to address widely dispersed populations. He has trained Tribal High School youth in using technology to build language learning materials and has led the development of the NILI Resource Center. In 2020-2022, he and Dr. Jansen adapted the NILI teacher training model to an online context due to the pandemic, and in 2022-2023, he led NILI’s Needs Assessment. Mr. Elliott will coordinate and oversee the development of Goal 4, the Resource Hub.