Joanne Bamberger is a recovering attorney, politically progressive mom AND political analyst living in the shadow of the nation’s capital.  She’s also known around the blogosphere as PunditMom!

PunditMom blog is the home of op-ed commentary by Joanne, who is also a freelance writer and former op-ed columnist for The Washington Examiner.

A new media expert and authority on political involvement of women and mothers, Joanne is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, as well as MomsRising, MOMocrats and D.C. Metro Moms.  Her political commentary has appeared on CNN, Fox News, ABC.com, BBC Radio, NPR, Al Jazeera English & XM Radio POTUS ‘08, among others.   E-mail Joanne at punditmom1@gmail.com about press availability, speaking appearances and freelance opportunities.

Joanne speaks frequently at conferences and to private groups about the growing influence of women/mothers in politics and social media.  She has presented and participated in panels at Netroots Nation, the Feminist Majority Foundation, BlogHer ‘08, BlogHer DC ‘08, Fem 2.0, Type-A Mom Conference, WAM! 2009, the Women’s Media Center and others.

Joanne was in the inaugural class of the Progressive Women’s Voices program at the Women’s Media Center.   Joanne’s book, Mothers of Intention, based on her blog feature of the same name, will be published by Bright Sky Press in the Fall of 2010.  Her work is also featured in the just-released book Kirtsy Takes a Bow: A Celebration of Women’s Online Favorites and Courageous Parenting. Joanne, an award-winning broadcast journalist, spent a decade as a radio and television reporter before attending law school.  Joanne spent 15 years in private and government practice, including a stint as Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Joanne claims to have time for other things, but has given up sleep.