[[File:Wikimedia Foundation Pete Forsyth.jpg|thumb|200px|Pete Forsyth, Public Outreach Officer]]
Pete Forsyth, Wikimedia’s Public Outreach Officer, works with the organization's vast network of volunteers and supporters to improve the experience of new project contributors. He 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's staff in 2009, Pete provided communications services to non-profit, business, and politics clients, and worked for several news organizations.
For more info, please see Pete's [[w:User:Peteforsyth|user page]] on the English Wikipedia.