MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023

3 p.m.

Newcomers and Other Attendees Meet in Hotel Lobby

4 – 7 p.m.

Networking Dinner
Stateline Restaurant and Brewery
4118 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Everyone is welcome! (Pay on your own)

TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023

7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Registration Table Open

7 – 8:15 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:15 – 8:45 a.m.

Flux Capacitor Exercise
Belinda Breidenbach (ID)

8:45 – 9 a.m.

WELCOME
Annual Training Overview
Donovan Grimwood (TN), NSC Chair
Chris Lynch (NV), NSC Vice Chair and Nevada Host

9 – 9:30 a.m.

EPA SESSION
Region 9 Update
Martha Guzman, Regional Administrator, Region 9

9:30 – 10 a.m.

LOCAL/REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE SESSION
Welcome Remarks and an Update from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
Jeffrey Kinder, Deputy Administrator, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection

10 – 10:30 a.m.

Networking Break

10:30 – 11 a.m.

EPA SESSION
SBO Update
Paula Hoag, US EPA Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman

11 a.m. – Noon

WELCOME
Let’s Get to Know The SBEAP
Lee Ann Briggs (PA) and Belinda Breidenbach (ID)

Noon – 1 p.m.

Lunch Buffet

1 – 1:15 p.m.

WELCOME
Welcome to Nevada: Providing Environmental Outreach, Education and Assistance Through the Business Development Context
Greg Mosier, Dean, College of Business, University of Nevada, Reno
Chris Lynch, Nevada Business Environmental Program – a program of the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno

1:15 – 1:45 p.m.

LOCAL/REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE SESSIO
NV Energy: Strategies for Historically Underserved Communities
Marie Steele, Vice President, Integrated Energy Services, NV Energy

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.

LOCAL/REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE SESSION
Engaging Underserved Communities in Air Quality Monitoring: Developing Collaborative Problem-Solving Organizational Ecosystems
The Buen Aire Para Todos Project in East Las Vegas
Lauren Boitel, Executive Director, ImpactNV
Derek Kauneckis, Ph.D., Desert Research Institute

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Networking Break

2:45 – 4 p.m.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SESSION
EJ Subcommittee Update
Lisa Ashenbrenner Hunt (WI), moderator
Maxwell Graham (NJ), presenter

EPA EJ Update
CJ Mishima, Environmental Justice Coordinator, EPA Region 9

4 – 5 p.m.

Break
Take a walk to Lake Tahoe or nearby park!

5 – 8 p.m.

WELCOME
Reception and Gift Exchange
BLU Night Club
Sponsored by NV Energy
Lee Ann Briggs (PA) and Belinda Breidenbach (ID)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2023

7 – 8 a.m.

Continental Breakfast and Networking

8 – 8:30 a.m.

EPA SESSION
OAQPS Update
Rhonda Wright, US EPA Office of Air Planning and Standards

8:30 – 9 a.m.

TECHNICAL SESSION
Using ECHO Notify
Donovan Grimwood (TN)

9 – 10 a.m.

TECHNICAL SESSION
Permit Wizard: An Overview of Ohio EPA’s Newly Updated Online Permitting and Compliance Tool
Emilie Eskridge (OH)

10 – 10:15 a.m.

Networking Break

10:15 – 11 a.m.

TECHNICAL SESSION
RTR: Risk and Technology Review Updates
Brian Shrager, Policy and Strategies Group at EPA OAQPS in Research Triangle Park, NC

11 a.m. – Noon

EDUCATION SESSION
Approaches to Address a New Industry Sector
and/or Compliance Topic
Jeremy Hancher (PA)

It Takes a Team to Complete a Permitting Scheme: A Look at the Oklahoma Way of Helping Businesses Succeed in Today’s Challenging Permitting Environment
Angela Hughes (OK)

Noon – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch Buffet

12:45 – 1:30 p.m.

SBEAP Awards Ceremony
Renee Bashel (WI)

1:45 – 2:45  p.m.

PROMOTIONAL SESSION
Relationships and Promotion: Outside, In Your Agency, and in the National SBEAP
A three-part session on promotion for SBEAPs covering external promotion and relationship building, promotion within your state environmental agency, and questions about the future of promotion for SBEAPs and the role of the subcommittee, featuring small and large group discussion.
Panelists: Dan Sowry (OH), Eleanor Divver (UT), Jennifer Feyerherm (WI)
Facilitators: Allison Crowther (KS), Crystal Warren (TN)

2:45 – 3 p.m.

Networking Break

3 – 3:30 p.m.

PROMOTIONAL SESSION, CONTINUED
Relationships and Promotion: Outside, In Your Agency, and in the National SBEAP

3:30 – 4 p.m.

EPA SESSION
How Small Businesses Can Do Business with US EPA: Contracting Opportunities
Rede Shifferaw, EPA Region 9 Small Business Liaison

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2023

7 – 8 a.m.

Continental Breakfast and Mr. Fusion Exercise
Belinda Breidenbach (ID)

8 – 9 a.m.

WEBSITE SESSION
Back to the Future with NATIONALSBEAP.ORG
Take a step back in time and provide input for future resources during this interactive session featuring three speakers.
Eleanor Divver (UT), Allison Crowther (KS), Nancy Larson (KS)

9 – 10 a.m.

Breakfast of Champions: P2 And Sector Engagement
Using P2 to Engage Industry and Build Staff Leadership Skills
Robert Brown, LA Sanitation

10 – 10:15 a.m.

Networking Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.

LOCAL/REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE SESSION
Air Quality Challenges When Wildfire Smoke Comes to Town
Danilo Dragoni, Bureau Chief, Air Quality Planning, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection

11:15 a.m. – Noon

SBA OFFICE OF ADVOCACY SESSION
Introduction and Highlights on US EPA Rulemakings of Small Business Interest
David Rostker, U.S. Small Business Administration

Noon – 1 p.m.

Lunch Buffet

Noon – 1 p.m.

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE
Protecting a National Treasure: 50 Years of Collaborative Restoration in the Lake Tahoe Region
Julie Regan, Executive Director, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

1 – 1:45 p.m.

SBEAP Committee Updates
Rotate to individual committee tables to learn more.

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.

Strategic Planning Session
Donovan Grimwood (TN), NSC Chair

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Networking Break

2:45 – 3:45 p.m.

Strategic Planning Session
Donovan Grimwood (TN), NSC Chair

3:45 – 4 p.m.

Training Wrap Up
 Survey/Evaluations
2024 Training Preview
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