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-[[File:Wikimedia Foundation Pete Forsyth.jpg|thumb|200px|Pete Forsyth, Public Outreach Officer]]
-'''Pete Forsyth''' is the Wikimedia Foundation’s Public Outreach Officer. He works with Wikimedia’s vast network of volunteers and supporters to improve the experience of new project contributors. He was a key architect of the [[outreachwiki:Public Policy Initiative|Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative]], a pilot project promoting collaboration among professors and Wikipedians, and the development of best practices in using Wikipedia as a teaching tool in higher education.
-Pete began writing  Wikipedia articles as a volunteer in 2006, focusing on the history of his home state of Oregon. He helped found [http://wikiprojectoregon.wordpress.com WikiProject Oregon], a dynamic group of Wikipedians which coordinates collaborative projects and coordinates with local institutions. Prior to joining the Wikimedia Foundation staff in 2009, Pete provided communication services to non-profit, business, and political clients, and worked for several news organizations.
-Pete has a BA in Philosophy, with a thesis on Aristotle's ''Nicomachean Ethics'', from Reed College.
-For more about Pete’s background as a Wikimedia volunteer, please see his [[w:en:User:Peteforsyth|personal profile]] on the English language Wikipedia.