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Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

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

Tribal Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center

Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center (TAMS)

TAMS Professional Assistance

ITEP’s Professional Assistance (PA) program is designed to meet the more individualized training needs of tribal air quality professionals. Professional Assistance can take many forms and can address a multitude of air quality topics. ITEP staff will make every effort to connect applicants with appropriate host sites or trainers in order to meet their specific needs.

Options for training topics are virtually unlimited, but some examples of topics previously addressed are:

  • Development or review of a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
  • Technical assistance with monitoring equipment
  • Air Quality System (AQS)
  • Title V Permitting or permit review
  • Indoor air quality
  • Emissions inventory
  • Data management

Individual Assistance:
ITEP, tribal, or other technical staff can provide individualized assistance. Training can occur at the tribal site, other centralized location, the TAMS Center, or remotely. ITEP can occasionally provide financial assistance to attend training at other organizations.

Group Assistance:
Specialized training can be provided to a group of qualified individuals when a need has been determined. The group can consist of multiple people from a single tribe, or representatives from other tribes. Training can occur at the tribal site,other centralized location, or the TAMS Center. Availability of training depends on funding and overall demand.

How do I request Professional Assistance?
Applications for training as well as host-site proposals are accepted on a continual basis. However, due to funding and other limitations, applicants must be aware that not all requests can be accommodated.

Requests can be submitted via the Application Form below:

Professional Assistance Online Application

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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.