Bob wears many hats, from President of the Science Center to founder of the Harriet Tubman Museum and owner of the Cape May National Golf Course, the Chalfonte Hotel, and Dormer House. Bob rescued the historic building that is now the Cape May Point Science Center from demolition in 2021. Bob is passionate about conserving Cape May’s rich natural and cultural histories.

Katie is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she studied Marketing and International Business. She began her career in the non-profit field as a Development Assistant for a career and technical school in Philadelphia, and spent her summers working at The Chalfonte Hotel. After taking some time to focus on raising her two daughters, Violet and Hazel, in Clearwater, FL and Cape Cod, MA, Katie returned to Cape May and to the Chalfonte where she has worn many hats over the years and currently handles bookkeeping and administrative duties for various projects spearheaded by the Mullock family. Katie is committed to assisting the mission of the Cape May Point Science Center by ensuring accountability and fiscal responsibility.

Karly Nivison received her bachelor degree in English and Communications from Worcester State University. She worked summers down in Cape May at the Chalfonte Hotel for 4 years during college and just moved down here full time after graduating to work for the Cape May Point Science Center. She enjoys video editing and production and is excited to watch the Science Center grow.

Both a local and resident of Cape May Point, Ellie is our Events Coordinator. She manages events at the Science Center and at the Chalfonte Hotel. Prior to joining the CMPSC team, she worked at University of Tennessee in Alumni Relations as Assistant Director of Special Events. Ellie is thrilled that this historically significant building has been preserved, and is proud to support the transformation of it into a Science Center!

Katie and Mark Bliss are the live-in caretakers and head gardeners at the CMPSC, having recently retired from Blissful Gardening, their garden design and maintenance business based in Northern New Jersey. Katie has addressed Garden Clubs and Master Gardeners throughout the Northeast as well as taught courses at the Rutgers Home Gardeners School. After a career on Wall Street, Mark joined Blissful Gardening in 2012, enabling him to focus on construction and handiwork services. They are past recipients of the Jefferson Award for Public Service in recognition of their volunteer efforts at Greenwood Gardens located in Short Hills, New Jersey. Katie grew up vacationing in Cape May, and both Katie and Mark have worked in Cape May on and off for many years.

A graduate of Hampshire College with a concentration in Zoology, Rae has worked as a researcher, educator and wildlife caretaker for many organizations throughout New England and beyond. After completing a graduate program in Museum Studies at Harvard Extension School, she spent 5 years at The Springfield Museums developing family programs in art, history and science. From 2004-2019, she ran her own educational outreach program, Teaching Creatures, bringing live animals to schools, libraries and community events. After moving to south Jersey in 2019, Rae worked in development at The Wetlands Institute and serves as one of the Cape May County Coordinators for the NJ Bluebird Society. She is thrilled to bring her background in science, education and non-profits to the Cape May Point Science Center.