Karen E. Miller
President / Owner
Karen joined the firm in 2013 and consulted on 100+ searches prior to taking ownership of the firm in January of 2020. Prior to her consulting career, she served as Associate Director at Stark County (Ohio) District Library and performing as Interim Executive Director for SCDL in 2012. Karen has over 20 years of wide-ranging public library experience, from rural library directorships to branch management to administrative responsibilities in a county district library and in an urban metro library. Karen has demonstrated excellence in strategic planning, staff management and development, successful levy campaigns, event planning, fundraising, and public speaking. She is an active member of the Ohio Library community, serving as an annual presenter for the Ohio Library Council’s New Library Directors Workshop and as a Mentor and Steering Committee member for the ILEAD USA-Ohio leadership program for Ohio librarians. She is a member of the American Library Association and the Public Library Association. Karen has served several years as Chairman and Committee Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Drum Corps Competition held each year in Canton, Ohio, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps.
Brian C. Hare
Managing Consultant
Brian most recently served as the Director of Reed Memorial Public Library (Ravenna, Ohio) and has worked in a variety of settings during his 16+ years of library experience. He came to public library service through the AmeriCorps Network and obtained his Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Brian has also served as director for a small rural public library and youth services manager for a metro suburb library. One of his most fond positions was Archive Intern at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh where he got to rifle through Warhol’s Time Capsules. Specializing in strategic planning facilitation, marketing/branding, project management, levy campaigns, and public speaking, Brian stays active with the Ohio Library Council, American Library Association, and Public Library Association serving on various committees and presenting on library topics. Brian has also served as a board member of Main Street Ravenna and on the Ravenna School District Equity Task Force. He believes that libraries are the most important part of any community.
Beth Barker
Director of Finance and Communication
Beth Barker has over 20 years of experience overseeing business practices and human resources for several offices in Northeast Ohio, most recently, having served as operations manager for The Chrysalis Center in New Philadelphia. Beth’s experience includes overseeing all finances, including payroll and benefits, as well as human resources for the firm. Beth holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Kent State University.
Briana Trudell
Associate Consultant
Briana joined the Bradbury Miller team as an associate consultant in 2022 while also acting as the Executive Coordinator at Grand Rapids Public Library in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and previously worked in Strategic Communications and Marketing. Briana is at her best when interacting with people. As a big-picture thinker and a problem solver, she is constantly identifying new ways to optimize existing systems to be more efficient and effective for the teams’ needs. She believes that it is important to strive to improve processes and systems to make future outcomes stronger. Briana currently serves as the Secretary on the Executive Board of the Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities Board of Directors, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Fulton Street Farmers Market, and is a founding member of the Good Manufacturing Art Collective. She is also a member of the American Library Association and the Public Library Association.
Thomas Dillie
Associate Consultant
Tom is recently retired as the Director of the Minerva Public Library (Ohio). Tom’s earlier experience as a bookstore employee in Urbana, IL led to the completion of a Master’s in Library Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His first professional library position was as Adult Services Librarian, Wadsworth Public Library in Ohio. He was subsequently hired as a branch manager for the Greene County Public Library, Xenia, Ohio and became Assistant Director in 2006. Tom joined the Minerva Public Library in 2008 as Director. Tom is currently serving on the Board of the Ohio Library Council. He brings a variety of experience in both single-building and multi-branch libraries in both rural and urban settings.
Jobeth Bradbury
Advisory Consultant
Jobeth has worked as an executive search consultant for sixteen years and served as President/Owner of Bradbury Miller Associates prior to selling the firm to Karen Miller, current Owner/President, January 2020—one of the best decisions ever made! Prior to the search firm, Jobeth served as the Library Director at the North Kansas City Public Library/High School Media Center. During her ten years at North Kansas City, she was the project co-lead in the Library’s Building Project and one of the Project Managers in facilitating the Combined Public Library/High School Media Center Project. She also worked closely with elected officials and with the business community. Prior to coming to North Kansas City, she served as Library Consultant, Northeast Kansas Library System; Adult Services Department Chair, Kansas City, KS Public Library and Associate Director, Rolling Hills Consolidated Library (St. Joseph, MO), where she participated in a successful tax levy campaign. In addition to her public library experience, Jobeth taught for the University of Missouri’s master’s in library science program. Volunteer activities include Past President-North Kansas City Kiwanis Club; Kansas City Academy Annual Auction Chair, Community Treasures Annual Architectural Awards Co-Chair; and the Parkway Towers Condominium Homeowners Association Board.