Tom Carroll is a retired innkeeper (he and his wife Sue founded Cape May’s Bed and Breakfast community in 1971). A retired Captain in the Coast Guard, Tom also Chaired the NJ Historic Trust, the NJ Cultural Trust and the Cape May City Planning Board. He has served more than 37 years on the Board (off and on since 1971), including three 3-year stints as President (1985-87; 1998-2000 and 2019-2021 and 2024).Tom currently serves on the Development, Exhibit Planning, Festival, Grounds Crew and Lessons of History, Strategic Planning teams and Chair of the Investment Committee).