I have been unable to programmatically create a portal.  I keep getting an error and I don't know what I am doing wrong.  FYI, I am working with DotNetNuke 3.3

The error is happening in Reflection.VB
"     ' get the typename of the default DataProvider from web.config
       TypeName = CType(objProviderConfiguration.Provider(objProviderConfiguration.DefaultProvider), Provider).Type
              
Here is the Error:
Error Generated trying to create Portal The type initializer for "DotNetNuke.Services.Cache.CachingProvider" threw an exception. at DotNetNuke.Services.Cache.CachingProvider.Instance() 

Here is my code (cpEComCBO is a CBO of portal information being passed to the function):
             Dim dnnPortalObj As New DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalController 

                'Create Portal
                With cpEComCBO

                    iPortalID = dnnPortalObj.CreatePortal(.PortalName, _
                                                          AdminParams.FirstName, _
                                                          AdminParams.LastName, _
                                                          AdminParams.Username, _
                                                          AdminParams.Password, _
                                                          AdminParams.Email, _
                                                          .PortalDescription, _
                                                          .PortalKeyWords, _
                                                          strTemplatePath, _
                                                          .PortalTemplate, _
                                                          "Portals/9", _
                                                          .PortalAlias, _
                                                          "", _
                                                          "", _
                                                          True)

                End With

Please Help, I am getting killed!!! 

Thank you ,
Preston

Here is the complete stack trace:

Error Generated trying to create Portal The type initializer for "DotNetNuke.Services.Cache.CachingProvider" threw an exception. at DotNetNuke.Services.Cache.CachingProvider.Instance()

at DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities.DataCache.GetCache(String CacheKey)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Localization.Localization.GetSupportedLocales()

at DotNetNuke.Services.Localization.Localization.GetResource(String ResourceFileRoot, PortalSettings objPortalSettings, String strLanguage)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Localization.Localization.GetString(String name, String ResourceFileRoot, PortalSettings objPortalSettings, String strLanguage)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Localization.Localization.GetString(String name)

at DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalController.CreatePortal(String PortalName, String FirstName, String LastName, String Username, String Password, String Email, String Description, String KeyWords, String TemplatePath, String TemplateFile, String HomeDirectory, String PortalAlias, String ServerPath, String ChildPath, Boolean IsChildPortal)