Pesticide Inspector Regulatory Training (PIRT)
About the Pesticide Inspector Regulatory Training Program
The Pesticide Inspector Regulatory Training (PIRT) program typically funds two national pesticide classroom courses a year for state, tribal, and territorial inspectors. In the past, the PIRT has covered the following topics:
- urban FIFRA issues
- advanced inspector skills
- agricultural use
- structural training
- fumigation
- product related trainings.
There is also a Tribal PIRT that is offered to federally-recognized tribes every other year, which is coordinated by a small tribal planning committee that changes with each Tribal PIRT.
PIRT Steering Committee
The main PIRT program is coordinated by a small steering committee that helps establish PIRT strategic direction and priorities, as well as to recommend key training topics for pesticide inspectors.
- representatives from states, tribes, and EPA
- a minimum of five individuals employed by State Lead Agencies (SLAs), territories and tribal governments representing a minimum of three different EPA regional areas.
- one representative from each of the following:
The membership of the PIRT steering committee is staggered so that that no more than 1/3 of the members rotate off the committee on an annual basis following the federal fiscal year cycle (October 1 - September 30). Therefore, no member, exclusive of the coordinator and PREP liaison, remains on the steering committee more than three consecutive years.
| Name | Organization | Region Represented | Fiscal Year Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Fan (Coordinator) (fan.shirley@epa.gov) | EPA Office of Compliance | HQ | N/A |
| Africa Dorame-Avalos (africa.dorame-avalos@itcaonline.com) | Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. | 9 | 2018 |
| Michelle Bogner (AAPCO Lab Committee Chair) (bognerm@michigan.gov) | Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development | 5 | 2017 |
| Jasmine Brown (jasmineb@cskt.org) | Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe | 8 | 2019 |
| Kevin Holdorf (kevin.holdorf@nebraska.gov) | Nebraska Department of Agriculture | 7 | 2018 |
| Dennis Howard (AAPCO) (dennis.howard@maryland.gov) | Maryland Department of Agriculture | 3 | 2018 |
| Gary King (kingg1@michigan.gov) | Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development | 5 | 2017 |
| Pat Livingston (livingston.patricia@epa.gov) | EPA Region 4 | 4 | 2019 |
| Mike Odenthal (modenthal@oda.state.or.us) | Oregon Department of Agriculture | 10 | 2017 |
| Nancy Santiago (nancy.santiago@dep.nj.gov) | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | 2 | 2017 |
| George Saxton (ASPCRO) (saxton@purdue.edu) | Office of Indiana State Chemist | 5 | 2019 |
| Hilery Spray (hilery.spray@winnebagotribe.com) | Winnebago Tribe Environmental Protection Department | 7 | 2017 |
| Dave Star (star.david@epa.gov) | EPA Region 5 | 5 | 2018 |
| Dea Zimmerman (PREP) (zimmerman.dea@epa.gov) | EPA Office of Pesticide Programs | HQ | N/A |
PIRT Charter
- The PIRT Charter outlines the expectations for the PIRT coordinator, steering committee, and hosts.
Trainings
Urban FIFRA Issues
Henderson, NV
May 18-22, 2015
Course Agenda
Advanced Inspector Skills
Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 23-27, 2015
Course Agenda
Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
Asheville, North Carolina
May 2-5, 2016
Inspection Skills and Investigation Techniques – Tribal PIRT
Polson, Montana
August 16-18, 2016
Pollinator Protection
Kissimmee, Florida
September 13-16, 2016
Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
Portland, Oregon
April 24-27, 2017
Advanced Inspector Skills
Savannah, Georgia
July 24-27, 2017
Contacts
- For more information on the PIRT program, contact Shirley Fan (fan.shirley@epa.gov)
- For more information on the Tribal PIRT program, contact Carol Galloway (galloway.carol@epa.gov)