Meet the Event Team

CASA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Pamela Perrilles

EMCEES
Ashley Bradshaw

I am a mother of 3 amazing children. Two girls and one boy that are the light of my life. I am a wife to a wonderful man who supports me in everything that I do; he is my better half and my true love. And I am for the Child. The one thing I have always known, was I wanted to be a mom. I cannot imagine a child not being happy. Or being in a happy home. Or being loved unconditionally. So I give my time to CASA to raise money for the Child. Giving my time to help one child is worth every single minute I get to give to bring them into a happy home.

Ryan Hite

I am a husband to my amazing wife Molly, who uses her gifts to help deaf and hard of hearing children in public schools and I’m a proud Dad to Elijah (12) and Piper (10). My professional life is in Talent Acquisition at RLI Insurance Company. In my spare time I love to help coach kids’ activities, support several non-profits that are near and dear to our family’s hearts (JDRF, St. Jude, and CASA) and I’m an active member of a local cooking club. As a past participant (and WINNER!) of CASAblanca I’m very excited to Co-Host this year. I believe in and have seen the “why” behind CASA’s mission. We have very close friends that are CASAs, and my brother and sister-in-law have advocated for kids in the court system, been foster parents, and have now formally adopted two girls.

HONORARY CHAIRS
Tim & Peggy Crane

Tim Crane is the Vice President and General Manager of the Autonomy & Automation group at Caterpillar, leading a talented and forward-thinking team to scale technology solutions in mining, construction, quarry and aggregates, and beyond to support customer safety and productivity goals. Building on 30+ years of leading innovative tech, autonomy, and robotics the Autonomy and Automation team helps Caterpillar customers build a better world – every day.

Tim joined Caterpillar in 2011 when the consulting company he owned was acquired by Caterpillar, becoming one of its customer-focused solutions businesses. Under his leadership as General Manager, the Cat Solutions and Services portfolio included fleet management, productivity and safety consulting, safety technologies, and Caterpillar’s mining machine health and analytics business. The team achieved global expansion and significant growth, while developing processes and technologies that keep Caterpillar customers on the leading edge of safety and operational management.

Tim sat on the board of Seeing Machines, publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange (AIM). Seeing Machines is a leader in computer vision technologies which enable machines to see, understand and assist people. Seeing Machines harnesses human factors science to create artificial intelligence (AI) technology that observes driver and operator attention – reliably, unobtrusively, and in real time – intervenes when necessary.

Tim and wife Peggy share two boys (18yrs, 10yrs). Tim is a pilot, fly fisherman, FPV drone pilot & builder, snowboarder, water-skier, car enthusiast, and outdoorsman. Tim was the winner of the CASAblanca 2021 People’s Choice Award!

CO-CHAIRS

Karoline & Teri

Teri Cook

Teri Cook is the Owner of Cook Travel, which recently celebrated its 30th year in business. Over the past 30 years, Teri has tried to make a difference in the community. She received a Presidential Citation during her term as President of Rotary Club of East Peoria and Paul Harris Fellow recognition from Rotary International. Teri was a recipient of the 40 Leaders under 40. She was recognized by Illinois Jaycees as one of the top 10 Outstanding Young persons in the state of Illinois.

Teri has instructed fitness and dance classes for EP!C. Her biggest passion is working with children in Central Illinois. She served on the Children’s Hospital of Illinois Community Relations Committee and was a VIP for Children’s Miracle Network. Teri served on the Peoria Ballet Board from 2008 – 2015 and held the position of President from 2010–2013.

She is currently on the Heartland Festival Orchestra’s Board of Directors. She is a member of CASA of the Tenth Judicial Circuit’s Board of Directors and has chaired CASAblanca Dancing with the Stars for the past nine years. She was the 2013 Dancing with the Stars winner.

Teri enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.

As she looks back on the years past, she is filled with enormous gratitude to be a member of the CASA family, for the opportunity to again be a part of CASAblanca and for sharing this experience with such a talented group. This year is no exception, especially because she is once more co-chairing this year’s event with the immensely talented Karoline Seitz-Goddard!

Karoline Seitz-Goddard

Karoline is a retired banker working part-time with CIBM Bank. She spent the bulk of her career in banking working with commercial clients and enjoyed all of the relationships that she built. She is a member of the advisory board of Illinois CancerCare Foundation, an organization committed to funding research, education and awareness in the fight against cancer. Karoline is also a team member and Treasurer of CREW309, an organization whose mission is to give survivors of breast cancer the opportunity to interact, become active in their recovery and gain support from fellow survivors. Skiing, cars, rowing and running are some of Karoline’s favorite pastimes to enjoy with her family. Karoline sees children as our future which makes CASA a very special organization to her. She has been involved with CASA for a number of years and is honored to be able to co-chair this year’s CASAblanca with Teri Cook!