Membership
UDC 2026 BOARD
Gathered at the Upper Delaware Council’s February 5, 2026 meeting were, seated L-R: 2026 Secretary-Treasurer Alan Henry (Berlin); Chairperson Jeff Dexter (Damascus), and Vice-chairperson Aaron Robinson (Shohola).
Standing from left to right were: Larry Richardson (Cochecton), Cathleen Breen (Tusten), Jim Rodgers (Fremont), Lindsey Kurnath (National Park Service), Ginny Dudko (Deerpark), Evan Padua (Tusten), Tim Dugan (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), Nadia Rajsz (Lumberland), Doug Case (Lackawaxen), Christine Martin (Highland), Bill Dudko (Deerpark), Ryan Coulter (State of New York), and Harold Roeder (Delaware).
Absent from the photo were: Katt Judd (Hancock), Mike Barth (Westfall), & Beth Brown (Delaware River Basin Commission).
| New York | ||
| Municipality | Representative | Alternate |
| Town of Hancock | Katt Judd | Timothy Newman |
| Town of Fremont | Jim Rodgers | Brian Brustman |
| Town of Delaware | Harold G. Roeder, Jr. | Bob Lindquist |
| Town of Cochecton | Larry H. Richardson | Sean Nearing |
| Town of Tusten | Cathleen Breen | Evan Padua, 1st Alt. Susan Sullivan, 2nd Alt. |
| Town of Highland | Christine Martin | Michael Keller |
| 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. |
| 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 | |
| Kristen Bowman Kavanaugh Executive Director |
Beth Brown Director of External Affairs |
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| National Park Service** | ||
| Representative | Alternate | |
| Jennifer Flynn Acting 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.