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

Professional Development

Schedule

Please see ITEP’s online course catalog to access our current Waste and Response online courses:

  • Brownfields: Land Restoration Using Traditional Foods, Plants, and Culture
  • Brownfields Tribal Response Program Fundamentals
  • Introduction to Hazardous Waste
  • Introduction to Brownfields
  • Introduction to Rural Alaska Landfill Administration
  • PPE for Tribal Environmental Professionals
  • Quality Assurance Fundamentals

We are interested in your input regarding potential upcoming courses. Please use our feedback form to submit your input and requests. Thank you!

** Please keep in mind that these dates are subject to change. This schedule reflects the most current date changes.

DatesCourse NameLocationApplication
2025
Sept 8-11
Oct 1
Nov 18-20
Part I: Development and mplementation of Tribal Solid Waste Codes and Ordinances

Part II: Finalizing Your Solid Waste Code
Virtual Phoenix, AZClosed
2024
Feb 7
12pm - 2pm (MT)
Hands on Training for the Equitable Resilience Builder Tool
Virtual
Closed
Feb 12 - 15
Mar 6
Apr 23 - 25
Part I: Development and mplementation of Tribal Solid Waste Codes and Ordinances

Part II: Finalizing Your Solid Waste Code
Virtual
Denver, CO
Closed
2023
Feb 13 - 16
Mar 8
Apr 25 - 27
Part I: Development and Implementation of Tribal Solid Waste Codes and Ordinances

Part II: Finalizing Your Solid Waste Code
Virtual
Minneapolis, MN
Closed
2022
Feb 7-10
Mar 9
Apr 18-21
Part I: Development and Implementation of Tribal Solid Waste Codes and Ordinances

Part II: Finalizing Your Solid Waste Code
VirtualClosed
2021
Feb 1-4
Mar 3
Apr 19-22
Part I: Development and Implementation of Tribal Solid Waste Codes and Ordinances

Part II: Finalizing Your Solid Waste Code
VirtualClosed

March 29-31 and April 6-8Tribal Superfund Working Group Annual Meeting: Saint Regis Mohawk TribeVirtualRecordings
May 4-5Growing Compost to Grow your Food SystemVirtualClosed
2020
Jan 22-24Managing Household Hazardous Waste at Tribal Transfer
San Diego, CAClosed
Mar 3-5Part II: Developing and Implementing Tribal Solid Waste CodesTucson, AZClosed
Nov 9-12Tribal Recycling During the Pandemic – And Looking to the FutureVirtualRecordings
Nov 30An Introduction to Tribal Solid Waste Codes in AlaskaVirtualRecordings

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Todd Barnell
Program Manager
Todd.Barnell@nau.edu

Julie Meikowski
Assistant Manager
Julie.Meikowski@nau.edu

Amanda Kapp
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Amanda.Kapp@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.