Membership
UDC 2023 BOARD
Gathered at the Upper Delaware Council’s February 2, 2023 meeting were, seated R-L: 2023 Secretary-Treasurer Alan Henry (Berlin), Chairperson Aaron Robinson (Shohola), and Vice-chairperson Virginia Dudko (Deerpark).
Standing from left to right were: Jeff Dexter (Damascus), Roger Saumure (Shohola), Lindsey Kurnath (National Park Service), Bill Dudko (Deerpark), Tim Dugan (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), Frank Guzman (Lumberland), Michael Barth (Westfall), Larry Richardson (Cochecton), Harold Roeder (Delaware), Doug Case (Lackawaxen), Jim Greier (Fremont), Andy Boyar (Highland)
Absent were: Fred Peckham (Hancock), Nadia Rajsz (Lumberland), Evan Padua (Tusten), Ryan Coulter (State of New York) and Kristen Bowman Kavanagh (Delaware River Basin Commission).
| New York | ||
| Municipality | Representative | Alternate |
| Town of Hancock | Fred J. Peckham | Timothy Newman |
| Town of Fremont | James A. Greier | Dennis Bernitt |
| Town of Delaware | Harold G. Roeder, Jr. | Vacant |
| Town of Cochecton | Larry H. Richardson | Sean Nearing |
| Town of Tusten | Evan Padua | Susan Sullivan |
| Town of Highland | Andy Boyar | Vacant |
| Town of Lumberland | Nadia Rajsz | Frank Guzman |
| 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 |
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| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | ||
| Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||
| Representative | Alternate | |
| Timothy Dugan District Forester, DCNR |
Christine Dettore Regional Advisor, DCNR |
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| Delaware River Basin Commission* | ||
| Representative | Alternate | |
| Steven Tambini, Executive Director |
Kristen Bowman Kavanaugh, Deputy Executive Director | |
| National Park Service** | ||
| Representative | Alternate | |
| Gay Vietzke, Regional Director NPS - Northeast Region |
Lindsey Kurnath, Superintendent Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River Unit |
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*Non-voting member
**Federal partner
The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, added by the U.S. Congress in 1978 as the 19th component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, is exactly 73.4 miles long, extending from the confluence of the East and West Branches of the Delaware River above Hancock, NY downstream to Railroad Bridge No. 2 in Mill Rift, PA. The corridor is comprised of 55,575.5 acres of land.
