Meet the Team
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Executive Director
Kelly has been with CASA since 2021 and has worked in nonprofit world for over 21 years. Kelly loves to be involved in the community and is the Past President of the Galesburg Noon Lions Club, and a member of the Galesburg Kiwanis Club and Galesburg Business Network. She is also the Agency Liaison on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Knox County and a member of the National CASA Rural Leadership Council. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Leadership from Lincoln College, and an Associate's Degree in Management and a Certificate in Accounting from Carl Sandburg College. Kelly loves working at CASA because she sees children's lives changed for the better every day!
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Administrative Assistant & Training Facilitator
Annette has been with CASA since 2018. She started as a volunteer and was then hired to work in the office part-time. Annette has been involved with a handful of cases as she enjoys meeting and getting to know the children. Annette also helps with the training of new volunteers. Annette is married with three fantastic children and enjoys cycling, knitting, gardening, music, and her five cats. Yes, that is a lot of cats!
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Advocate Coordinator
Ninoska has been with CASA since 2023. She is Bilingual, with Spanish being her first language. Ninoska embraces the fact that she is Nicaraguan. She enjoys learning and understanding things that are outside her norm. NInoska joined the CASA team because she wanted to give back to others and use her degree for a positive reason!
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Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator
Tammy has been with CASA since 2022 as a volunteer and as member of the staff since July, 2024. She is originally from Southwestern NY and moved to Illinois in 1997. Tammy has 4 adult children, 7 grandchildren and 4 grand-dogs. She loves watching her son and grand kids play sports and is an avid Buffalo Bills and New York Yankees fan. She enjoy attending music festivals and/or concerts, especially at outdoor venues. Tammy became a CASA Volunteer to give her life a new direction and volunteering has opened her eyes and heart to so many new situations that she didn't even realize were happening out there in our communities. She has found so many new ways that she can help children and give them hope and a voice when maybe they didn't even think or know that was possible. Tammy became a volunteer to make a difference with kids!!!