Tribal Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program

January 11-14, 2027 | Maricopa, AZ

• Designed to support Tribal pesticide inspectors with various aspects of regulating pesticide use on tribal lands, such as coordination with federal and state programs, sampling, public health pesticide use and IPM strategies, ESA compliance monitoring, and rodenticide updates.

Tribal inspectors with EPA Cooperative Agreements, Tribal inspectors who are working towards Cooperative Agreements, and State Lead Agency inspectors who work closely with Tribal programs.

Nominations are submitted via an online form and selections will be made by the PIRT team and planning group. Nominations will open November 2, 2026 and close November 13, 2026. Selected participants will be notified no later than  November 20th, 2026.

• Africa Dorame-Avalos – Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
• Camilo Perez Cortez – Quechan Indian Tribe
• Eric Nystrom – US EPA Region 6
• Emma Cross – US EPA OECA
• Kelly Engle – US EPA OECA
• Linsey Walsh – US EPA OPP
• Renee Keezer – White Earth Tribe– TPPC Chair  
• Roman Orona – Ak-Chin Indian Community
• Tacy Jensen – Gila River Indian Community
• Theodore Puetz – Ak-Chin Indian Community
• Timothy Hyles – US EPA Region 9 

• State, Territory, and Tribal Participants
  • Lodging, flight, and ground transportation will be arranged and paid for by the PIRT team. There is no registration fee for State, Territory, and Tribal Participants.
• EPA Participants
  • EPA Participants are responsible for reserving their own flights, lodging, and ground transportation. There is a registration fee for EPA participants.
• More information will be shared via email after accepted attendees complete the course registration form. Please look for these in your inbox/spam folder.