Winter on the Delaware River

David B. Soete

Membership

Group photo of the 2025 UDC board

UDC 2025 BOARD

Gathered at the Upper Delaware Council’s March 6, 2025 meeting were, seated L-R2025 Secretary-Treasurer Alan Henry (Berlin); Chairperson Jim Rodgers (Fremont), and Vice-chairperson Evan Padua (Tusten).

Standing from left to right were: Larry Richardson (Cochecton), Aaron Robinson (Shohola), Jeff Dexter (Damascus), Harold Roeder (Delaware), Doug Case (Lackawaxen), Lindsey Kurnath (National Park Service), Ginny Dudko (Deerpark), Ryan Coulter (State of New York), Bill Dudko (Deerpark), Beth Brown (Delaware River Basin Commission). and Cathleen Breen (Tusten), 

Absent from the photo were: Fred Peckham (Hancock), Christine Martin (Highland), Nadia Rajsz (Lumberland),   Michael Barth (Westfall), and Tim Dugan (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania).

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New York
Municipality Representative Alternate
Town of Hancock Fred J. Peckham Timothy Newman
Town of Fremont Jim Rodgers Jim Greier
Town of Delaware Harold G. Roeder, Jr. Bob Lindquist
Town of Cochecton Larry H. Richardson Sean Nearing
Town of Tusten Evan Padua Cathleen Breen, 1st Alt.
Susan Sullivan, 2nd Alt.
Town of Highland Christine Martin John Pizzolato
Town of Lumberland Nadia Rajsz Frank Guzmán
Town of Deerpark Virginia S. Dudko Bill Dudko
Pennsylvania
Municipality Representative Alternate
Berlin Township Alan Henry Paul Henry
Damascus Township Jeffrey Dexter Steve Adams, Supervisor
Joseph Canfield, 2nd Alt.
Scott Rutledge, 3rd Alt.
Lackawaxen Township Doug Case
Vacant
Shohola Township Aaron Robinson Roger Saumure, 1st Alt.
Pat Jeffer, 2nd Alt.
 Westfall Township Michael Barth Vacant
State of New York
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  Representative Alternate
Ryan Coulter
Fisheries Manager, Region 3
Chris Van Maaren
Fisheries Manager, Region 4
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
  Representative Alternate
Timothy Dugan
District Forester, DCNR
Christine Dettore
Regional Advisor, DCNR
Delaware River Basin Commission*
  Representative Alternate
Kristen Bowman Kavanaugh, Executive Director
Beth Brown, Director of External Affairs 
National Park Service**
  Representative Alternate
Cinda Waldbuesser, Acting Regional Director
NPS - Northeast Region
Lindsey Kurnath, Superintendent
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River Unit

 

  *Non-voting member
**Federal partner

high above the Delaware river
Photo Credit: David B. Soete
Did You Know?

Since 1988, the Upper Delaware Council has awarded a cumulative $959,463 to member municipalities through its Technical Assistance Grant program to carry out 267 projects related to implementation of the River Management Plan for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River.