Nicole Meyer
I am a Peoria native and Richwoods High graduate. After RHS, I attended UIUC and DePaul University College of Law. I subsequently worked in Chicago before returning home with my husband, Louis, in 2011. I am currently Assistant General Counsel for RLI Insurance Company. Louis and I are proud parents to Ophelia (10) and Milo (7). In my spare time, I love traveling (especially to a Taylor Swift concert) and cheering from the sidelines at tumbling meets and soccer games. I enjoy giving back to the community that has given so much to me, having served on the Boards of various local organizations. And even though I had not dusted off my dance shoes for 25 years, I was honored to agree to do so for CASA. As an attorney, I have witnessed the importance of advocacy for children in the court system and am supportive of CASA’s worthy mission.
Tyler Smith
Tyler W. Smith received his Bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2007 and is currently working for NYU Langone Health, based in Manhattan, New York, as an Epic Radiology Applications Analyst. He has had the pleasure of working and collaborating with dance companies such as ATREK Dance Collective (St. Louis), MADCO (Modern American Dance Company, St. Louis), and has studied under choreographers that include Germaul Barnes (Bill T. Jones Co.), Michael Thomas (Movement Activities Aerial Dance.), David Covey (Ohio State University), Jean Pierre Bonnefoux (North Carolina Dance Theatre), Bebe Miller (Ohio State University), Rachael Murray (Mark Morris Dance Group), and Aaron Henderson (STREB Co. Brooklyn, NY). Tyler has taught in Midwest universities and studios including University of Missouri-Saint Louis, Saint Louis University, Miss Laura’s School Of Dance, Jennifer’s Dance Center, Center Of Creative Arts (COCA) in Saint Louis, and is currently teaching Advanced Jazz at the Peoria Ballet Company. This is Tyler’s 7th year contributing to CASA as a choreographer and is ever grateful for the opportunity to support an amazing organization.
