NARROWSBURG, NY — The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. has hired Pete J. Golod of Milanville, PA as its resource specialist effective April 23, 2016.

Golod is providing staff support to the non-profit organization on land-use development and resource management activities relevant to the Congressionally-designated Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River corridor.

The new employee is a 10-year military veteran with experience in fisheries, biological science and research, who most recently completed a seasonal position with the National Park Service studying the sustainability of young-of-year American shad and wildlife in the Upper Delaware River.

Golod grew up in Bergen County, NJ, graduated from Paramus High School in 1994, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1994 to 2004. He was first deployed aboard the flagship USS Blueridge for the U.S. Seventh Fleet, a command ship for the Amphibious Task Force and Landing Force Commanders, where he became a quartermaster (navigator) before joining a specialized mobile diving and salvage unit.

While stationed in Galveston, Golod earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Biology from Texas A&M University in 2004.