About Us

Experience You Can Count

Strong organizations have one thing in common: Strong, focused missions that articulate their core purpose, shape their growth, and guide decision-making.  Thistle Strategic Solutions mission is to:


       Provide partner organizations with analysis-driven tools and resources to address the 

       large and small challenges that they face.


At the heart of Thistle's mission is commitment to helping its partners make solid decisions that are informed by:


  • An accurate and complete understanding of the issues and challenges being addressed,
  • Best practices that have been validated as effective, and
  • An understanding of the organizational climate and its preparedness to make changes.


To that end, Thistle offers a wide-variety of services that can be provided either individually to meet specific needs of its partner organizations or bundled to address a more comprehensive approach.   Engagement can range from strategic, big picture projects such as developing a new strategic plan to focused, operational ones such as drafting a grant application assessment plan.  This array of services allows Thistle to help its partners identify exactly what they need and avoid services that are unnecessary or redundant with the organization's existing resources.



About the Principal

Michael Schuchert has worked in institutional research, assessment, and planning for over 25 years.  His professional experience as a researcher and planner spans a variety of higher education and non-profit environments.