Cornerstone’s Canada Region and Offices
Hera Zamgocyan joined DERGEL Executive Search team in 2020. Prior to joining, she started her career in diverse functions and industries ranging from hospitality, finance, and business development. Fate intervened when she connected with Samuel Dergel for career coaching which ultimately led her to her current role as Senior Associate aligning both her strengths and…
Yaffa Blanshay is an accomplished professional with over twenty years of experience in leadership and management. Throughout her career, she has excelled in identifying, assessing, recruiting, training, guiding, motivating, and evaluating professional staff against established goals and objectives. As an executive recruiter with DERGEL Executive Search, Yaffa leverages her experience in organizational transformation to identify…
Samuel Dergel is is the Founder and Principal of DERGEL Executive Search, a highly regarded search firm that serves clients throughout the United States and Canada. He is an accomplished consultant, executive recruiter, executive coach, and corporate trainer who has earned a well-deserved reputation for excellence in his field. With over 22 years of experience…
About Us At DERGEL Executive Search, a member of Cornerstone International Group, we excel in executive search and coaching services. With 25 years of expertise, our small but powerhouse team, led by Samuel Dergel, provides unparalleled dedication and personalized service for every client. Executive Search Our executive search services are distinguished by personalized attention, timely…
As a board member of Cornerstone International, I lead our Global Practice for Executive Coaching: 100 coaches world-wide, all professionally trained and recognized by the International Coaching Federation. We coach in 20 languages! English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Punjabi, Lahnda, Bengali, Russian, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Polish, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Italian, German, Romanian. I believe…
Coaching Approach Improving capabilities of an organization is an important journey that requires support from individual contributors to executive team sponsors. Training and mentoring are needed to begin the journey. As teams mature and improve their capabilities, the next significant leaps require improving relationships. These include person to person, team to team, division to division…
Coaching Approach I believe that people are naturally resourceful and resilient. Both being and doing are important for one’s fulfillment. I use a co-active approach to help clients with their career development and career transition. My coaching approach derives from the knowledge obtained from my 25 years of corporate leadership, business operation, and management. I work with…
Coaching Approach The impetus for coaching is change and success depends on having a growth mindset and thirst for learning. My approach is to be fully present to experience the reality of the situation to help individuals find the courage to bring what really matters into the conversation. I help my clients get to the…
Typical Clients Most of my clients are Directors and senior managers in large public and non-profit organizations in BC’s multi-cultural Lower Mainland. They want to improve organizational culture and develop teams to meet performance targets and organizational objectives. I also work with emerging leaders who want to accelerate growth and expand their scope of responsibility…
Typical Clients With over 17 years of experience in business transformation initiatives, I coach executives and their teams to more effectively resource themselves by helping them to establish the necessary conditions for successful business transformation to occur. My clients include senior-level executives and high potential talent in medium to large private and public-sector organisations. Coaching…
Established in 2013, Cornerstone Vancouver specializes in Executive Search and Executive Coaching. In Executive Search, we help companies hire their Leaders. We have experience working with companies throughout the United States, Canada, and China, from startups to the Fortune 500, with industries covering Aerospace, Shipbuilding, Automotive, and Manufacturing. We work closely with clients to understand…
Laurie O’Donnell is the Managing Director of Cornerstone International Vancouver, Board of Directors Member of Cornerstone, leads the Industrial Global Practice Group for Shipbuilding and is the Global Director of International Coaching for Cornerstone. With over 20 years of experience in International Executive Search, Laurie has held many leadership roles since joining the organization in…
Juliana Lau is the Senior Consultant of the Cornerstone International Group in Vancouver. A Certified Management Accountant by training, Juliana’s customer-focused approach assists clients to achieve more in talent and corporate solutions. Business Experience Juliana has over 20 years of experience in Corporate Finance field and her diverse client base ranges from large companies over…
