Hi all, I am delighted to announce that this week, Pete Forsyth joins Wikimedia as its first Public Outreach Officer. Pete will support me in all of the Foundation's public outreach activities, including the development of educational materials (Bookshelf Project), the development of public outreach related grant proposals and the communication of volunteer-led outreach activities to a global audience.
Since January 2006, Pete has been an active Wikimedian, mainly on the English Wikipedia where he has contributed a number of high-quality articles. He is a founding member of WikiProject Oregon, and a group blog (http://wikiprojectoregon.wordpress.com) which allows the project's contributors to discuss their work with the broader public. Pete has worked on numerous local political issues, and in that time, has been a strong representative and advocate for using wikis and Wikipedia to advance and improve democracy and public policy. Pete participates in a number of wiki-based communities; these include Portland non-profits Free Geek and the Bus Project, dreamfish.com, and AboutUs.org, and the budding portlandwiki.org. Pete holds a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from Reed College in Portland, Oregon. His post-graduate work experience has ranged from writing and editing to graphic design and information systems architecture. He has worked as a political consultant on local and statewide campaigns, and a communications consultant for businesses, non-profits, and advocacy organizations. Before moving to San Francisco, Pete will be working remotely from Portland. Please join me in warmly welcoming Pete to the Wikimedia Foundation. Thanks, Frank _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
