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Tami O’Neill is the Online Marketing and Fundraising Specialist in the Smithsonian’s Office of Advancement. She joined the Smithsonian in the spring of 2020, bringing with her over a decade of experience in digital communications and fundraising for nationally recognized organizations. Tami loves sharing history through objects and storytelling. When she’s not creating engaging email content for the Smithsonian at go.si.edu/email, she can be found tending to her online vintage shop or playing Texas hold’em with friends. Tami holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Rutgers University.
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