Karen Pierce

Karen Bleier is a professional with strong management and teambuilding skills. She has a wealth of experience in information and library services, with expertise in metadata, reference data management, and knowledge management. Karen is known for her skillful communication and ability to bring a positive focus to challenging interactions. She is recognized for being reliable, productive, thorough, and conscientious.

Karen pursued her education in Library and Information Science at Emporia State University, with previous studies in General at Kiel University, and German and English at Truman State University.

Throughout her career, Karen has held several significant positions, including Interim Library Director and Collection Management & Resource Sharing Librarian at Park University, roles at Burns & McDonnell as Research Library Supervisor/Copyright Librarian and Research Librarian/Corporate Archivist, and various positions at other prestigious organizations such as Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, University of Kansas, and Kansas City Public Library. She has also worked as an Associate Editor and Reporter at CMD Group.