About Us

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Barri Waltcher is a former litigator who stopped practicing law in 1990 when her first child was born. Hoping to use her legal skills in a way that better suited her life as a parent, Barri started teaching law school. She stopped teaching in 1997 following the birth of her second child. Since then, she has been a full-time parent and an active volunteer in her community.

Barri has served on the Board of her co-operative and serves on the Board at her Temple. She also has participated in numerous volunteer functions at her childrens’ school, serving on the Parents Association Executive Board, chairing the Parent Survey Committee of the New York State Association of Independent Schools Review, and coordinating numerous social and fundraising events.



In her many volunteer endeavors and in her day-to-day interactions, Barri frequently encounters other women like herself who are seeking ways to reenter the work force while balancing their family commitments. Barri’s own volunteer history has made her an advocate of “Smart Volunteering,” which blends helping others with cultivating and maintaining transferrable skills. She co-founded MYOBMoms in order to help women find satisfying career options after they have taken time off to raise children.

Barri is a graduate of Tufts University and Cornell Law School. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and their two children, ages 12 and 15.

Photo by Marci Clark

Pamela Weinberg is co-author of City Baby, the best selling NYC parenting guidebook. This indispensable resource for parents is in its third edition and has been called “The Bible for New York City parents.” In addition to her writing, Pamela speaks frequently on child-related topics at a variety of luncheons and seminars in Manhattan, and is a regular blogger on NYCMomsBlog.Com.

Widely quoted in the expectant and new mom media, Pamela has been interviewed on New York One and Saturday Today in New York and has been featured in the New York Post and New York Daily News. Her article on travel with kids at the holidays appeared in the Holiday 2003 issue of Martha Stewart Living.

Pamela also has chaired and served on many committees at her children’s school, including Community Service, Community Building, and Grade Representative. Pamela serves on the board of Parents in Action New York City, an organization geared toward providing drug and alcohol and parenting information to the New York City Independent Schools parent community.
 Pamela’s various projects put her in constant interaction with a wide range of full-time mothers, many of whom are questioning how to reintegrate into the workforce after taking time off to raise children. Pamela co-founded MYOBMoms to provide a forum to address these issues and help jump start women who are struggling with where to direct their career energies.

A graduate of Brandeis University, mother of a 15 and 12 year-old, Pamela lives in New York with her family and their dog Roxy.