The members of Shore & Associates are all highly qualified search consultants with stellar reputations in the industry.

Barbara Shore , B.A., M.A., CHRA has worked in the area of executive search for over twenty years, first as Director of the Executive Search Practice for Peat Marwick in Ottawa and then as Director of Peat Marwick Stevenson & Kellogg Montreal Executive Search Practice. Barbara founded Shore & Associates in 1994 as well as a boutique practice in legal recruitment in 1998 that has conducted dozens of mandates in specialized areas of law, as well as general corporate counsel.

In 2001, Barbara again founded a specialized search firm, focused on recruitment services to the not-for-profit sector . Both firms represent trend-setting, boutique style firms that combine the professionalism and rigor of a full, research based executive search approach, with in-depth sector knowledge and focus. These firms were industry “firsts” in Quebec .

Barbara is a committed volunteer and sits on community agency boards. She also serves as a Mentor to young women at early stages of their career. She is the Mentoring coordinator for IWF Montreal chapter and is on the executive committee for the Mentoring Program for Women MBA students at McGill University .

Barbara has gained the reputation for uncompromised client service, for her representational stature in a wide range of industries, and for her ability to understand the nuances of each client’s specific environment.

Isabelle de Billy, our Senior Researcher, has worked in recruitment research since 1997, and has demonstrated the ability to source out very specific candidate profiles through her rigorous attention to process and her access to a very broad network of contacts. She was a Corporate Recruiter for Cognicase for over 6 years. During this period she was responsible for both internal recruitment as well as the hiring of dozens of IT consultants and project managers for their business consulting services. Her tenacity and resourcefulness, coupled with professionalism and insight, is recognized and appreciated in the industry. 


Marie Wong, B.Sc. and a certificate in Human Resources Management  has been a Researcher with Shore & Associates since 1999. She utilizes traditional search methods as well as the gamut of new technology-based tools, in order to identify and attract qualified professionals.  She is recognized for her professionalism and discretion in candidate identification and her effective representation of client and position requirements. Marie is also responsible for all the information process and and liaises with the different suppliers of the firm.

Pearl Prokosh, joined the legal recruiting division of Shore & Associates in 2006. She graduated with distinction from McGill University law school in 2002, where she obtained both her B.C.L. and LL.B law degrees (Civil and Common law). Upon graduation, she moved to Los Angeles where, over the span of four years, she practiced transactional real estate law at two international law firms and worked on numerous multi-million dollar real estate acquisitions, dispositions, financing transactions as well as leasing matters, prior to returning to Montreal in 2006. While working at these two law firms, Pearl participated in the recruitment interview process of candidates for summer associate and lateral positions, developing a keen appreciation for the culture and needs of different international law firms as well as lasting professional relationships.

Marie-Josée Imbeault, Research Assistant, joined our office in 2007 and assists with the research phase of our mandates as well as the maintenance of our databases of contacts and candidates. Marie-Josée contributes both to the process strategy of the assignments in addition to the coordination of the office. She joined us upon working many years as an administrative assistant in a consultancy firm of Organisational Psychologists.