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Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

Listening to Tribes and understanding Tribal priorities drives our programs and services we offer.

About ITEP

> Melinda Yaiva

Melinda Yaiva
Assistant Manager Finance

Melinda Yaiva

Melinda is the Assistant Manager Finance for Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) at Northern Arizona University. Melinda joined ITEP in March of 2010, as an Administrative Assistant, and in December 2012 Melinda moved in the position as ITEP’s Assistant Manager. She manages the daily ins and outs of ITEP’s Budget Office. Prior to working with ITEP, Melinda worked for the Institute for Human Development here at Northern Arizona University. She has also worked with Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment both here in the Flagstaff and Phoenix Offices.

Melinda is a member of the Havasupai and Hopi Tribes. Havasupai, which means “People of the Blue Green Waters”, is located in the bottom of the Grand Canyon, which is only accessible by horse, hiking or helicopter. Havasupai is surrounded by beautiful canyon walls and blue green waterfalls.

Away from work Melinda enjoys spending time with her family, going to art walks, mountain biking, and hiking.

Melinda can be reached by e-mail at Melinda.Yaiva@nau.edu.

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Rebecca Stevens

Chair

Coeur d’Alene Tribe – Idaho

Program Manager/Restoration Coordinator
Working with the Tribe since: 2005

Rebecca is the Program Manager for the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department-Hazardous Waste Management Program. She also serves the role as the Restoration Coordinator with the Restoration Partnership. Rebecca has been working on water quality related issues for over 19 years. She represents the Tribe in the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site working with EPA while implementing their remedy for the Basin. She is also the Tribe’s Restoration Coordinator for the Restoration Partnership for which all Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) claims have been settled and on the ground restoration work has been underway since 2019. Rebecca continues to work with other Tribes on NRDA issues while coordinating with the US DOI, USDA, and the State of Idaho.

Rebecca is a proud member of the Tribal Waste and Response Steering Committee where she also serves on the Tribal Superfund Work Group and Advisory Council. Rebecca enjoys x-country skiing in the winter, summertime water sports, Frisbee golf, and spending time with her friends, family, and blue heeler. Rebecca is very honored to work for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and is proud to be a part of restoring natural resources in the Coeur d’Alene Basin.

Rebecca can be reached by e-mail at rstevens@cdatribe-nsn.gov.

National Tribal Forum on Air Quality

The National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTFAQ) aims to support tribal programs by fostering information-sharing and networking opportunities that are focused on building tribal capacity in air quality management. The event’s agenda is driven by tribal input and priorities, with a focus on increasing tribal engagement in air quality initiatives that are relevant to tribal communities across the nation.