Susan Thornhill founded Thornhill Associates in 1984 and has over 20 years experience as a professional consultant, interviewer and researcher, consulting with a broad range of clients in diverse industries.

Working closely with client teams in establishing and customizing project parameters, Susan has a unique understanding of recruitment efforts and thoroughly manages process details to ensure success. She is very effective at probing attitudes and perceptions of groups to distill critical issues and feelings and has extensive one-on-one executive interviewing experience.

Translating findings into meaningful direction, she has presented professional, custom reports to client audiences of one to 100. Her firm takes pride in its history of repeat clients.

Prior to starting Thornhill Associates, Susan was Sr. Vice President of an executive search firm responsible for directing key executive search engagements, strategic consulting with clients, interviewing executives, and managing operations for the firm. Susan's credentials include a business degree from Southern Illinois University and completion of numerous leading qualitative research seminars.

Susan is intensely curious, very flexible, and truly enjoys people. Raised in a small town in Illinois, she brings a solid Midwestern work ethic to all her projects. Strategic and analytical, she learns quickly, is beyond thorough and thrives on doing a great job!

She is active in and has done pro bono work for several professional organizations and is pleased to serve as this year's Chairperson for the Southern California Chapter of the Qualitative Research Consultants Association (see photo below):

Qualitative Research Consultants Association

Southern California Chapter Chair
National Association of Women Business Owners

Member
Rotary Club of Los Angeles Incoming Board Member
Paul Harris Fellow
Chair, LA Research/Focus Group Study
Chair, Large Club Conference - LA 2000
Chair, Russian Exchange Program

Boy Scouts of America,
Los Angeles Area Council
Past Vice President of Board
Strategic Planning Chair
Marketing/Communications Chair
Silver Beaver Recipient

Women's Investment Club Past President


Southern California Chapter, QRCA recent meeting photo