Staff
Laurie Ramie
laurie@upperdelawarecouncil.org
Laurie Ramie serves as Executive Director of the Upper Delaware Council.
She provides leadership in implementing all Council activities aimed at ensuring proper and effective implementation of the River Management Plan for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Laurie is responsible for overseeing organizational and financial administration, intergovernmental coordination, strategic planning, staff supervision, verbal and written communications, public outreach, event logistics, grants administration, fundraising, and maintaining an extensive knowledge of conservation and resource management issues. She also serves as editor of “The Upper Delaware” newsletter.
As Executive Director, Laurie represents the Council in a variety of public capacities and organizational memberships, including the Delaware River Basin Commission’s Water Management Advisory Council, Scenic Wild Delaware River Geotourism Stewardship Council, Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (recording & corresponding secretary), and the Delaware & Hudson Canal Transportation Heritage Council (secretary).
Laurie began employment with the UDC in 1997 as Public Relations/Fundraising Specialist. She was promoted to the Executive Director position on June 9, 2012. The Ogdensburg, NY native earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in English (Writing Concentration) from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh in 1988. She worked in community journalism for 10 years prior to joining the UDC, including a 1992-1997 stint as a reporter and editor of the Sullivan County Democrat and a former freelance writer for the River Reporter.
She resides in the Town of Delaware, NY and is a member of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Callicoon Business and Community Association, the Delaware Community Center, Dorflinger Factory Museum, and the Basket Historical Society of the Upper Delaware Valley.
Julie Pais
julie@upperdelawarecouncil.org
Julie Pais of Shohola, PA joined the Upper Delaware Council as its Resources and Land Use Specialist on August 3, 2026.
Julie provides the non-profit organization with technical support on development projects, zoning, and ordinance reviews and environmental resource issues relevant to the Congressionally designated, 55,574.5-acre Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River corridor in PA and NY.
Her previous work experience includes roles as a geo-technical field specialist, an applied ecology and compliance specialist with wetland and forest conservation certifications in Maryland, and a project manager for Ecoscientific Solutions working throughout northeast PA. She also served as coordinator of grants management at Wilkes University.
Julie grew up outside Boston, MD and earned a 1992 bachelor’s degree at Virginia Tech, concentrating on environmental science, political science, and urban planning. She moved to PA in 2000, settling in Shohola Township two years ago.
She and her husband Rich built a house near Twin Lakes and a few miles from the Delaware River, in which Julie can frequently be found as an award-winning open water swimmer. Other sporty endeavors include being the only female on a water polo team, participating in Iron Man triathlon and running events, hiking, and skiing.
Julie and Rich are the parents of three. In 2004, the couple founded Wilkes-Barre Racing, a 501(c)3 organization that hosts athletic events to actively raise awareness and funds to help with the costs of fostering and adopting children in need.
Julie also enjoys “reading books about things I know nothing about but want to learn”, playing classical piano, and hiking in the Adirondacks.
Stephanie Driscoll
stephanie@upperdelawarecouncil.org
Stephanie Driscoll is the Administrative Support at the Upper Delaware Council.
The UDC Administrative Support provides a wide range of administrative and clerical support to Council staff, Council representatives, and the non-profit organization itself.
Stephanie is a Town of Highland native who graduated from Eldred Central School in 2010. She comes to the UDC with nearly 10 years of experience in front office management.
Stephanie enjoys walks down River Road in Barryville, visiting the Barryville Farmers' Market, and time in the garden with her husband and young son in her spare time.
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.
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.