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coordinating productions. Then one day
during lunch on the roof of the school
with a view of all of Manhattan at their
feet, she and two colleagues decided to
change their destiny.
In 1982, at the tender age of 27, Barbara
started Pook Diemont & Ohl, Inc., (PDO)
as a founding partner. Today Pook’s
company is one of the premier firms in
the world, known for engineering,
construction and renovation of theaters, a
myriad of museums, broadcast studios,
was daunting at first, especially
because she was often the only
woman at the negotiating table. But
her deep interest and technical
knowledge managed to persuade and
elicit positive outcomes that have
afforded her firm enduring
relationships for over 30 years.
Barbara’s
union
experience
culminated in her representing the
Iron Worker’s Union in an arbitration
case in Washington DC. The case was
decided in the union’s favor.
At only 5’2” tall with merry blue eyes,
the diminutive Barbara Pook avoids
Barbara Pook was often the only woman at the
table negotiati