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

TAMS Services

Professional Assistance (PA):

The TAMS Center offers specialized individual support for tribal air quality staff on a variety of technical topics, from emissions inventories to monitor operation & maintenance to data management/reporting/analysis. Support is available both onsite at tribal locations, at the TAMS Virgil Masayesva Environmental Learning Center, and via phone and e-mail communication. PA individual support supplements ITEP courses with individualized assistance on specific technical issues not covered in-depth in the classroom.

The TAMS Center’s PA Program addresses the following technical topics:

  • Monitor operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting Monitor/met station siting, Monitoring equipment loans
  • Calibrations and audit equipment loans
  • Data management
  • Data reporting/AQS assistance
  • Data analysis QA/QC and QAPP
  • Quality Review and Exchange System for Tribes (QREST) cloud database
  • Emissions Inventory & TEISS support
  • Project planning assistance
  • Other related issues

For more information:

To request PA assistance, or wish to discuss PA support, contact TAMS Center at the information below.
Small-Group Training: The TAMS Center can also arrange customized training for small-groups on a variety of air quality topics.

CONNECT WITH US

Christopher Lee
Program Manager
Christopher.Lee@nau.edu

TAMS Center:
702-784-8264

Darlene Santos
Administrative Assistant, Sr.
Darlene.Santos@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.