Emma Auburn
Smithsonian Institution
Director, Postal Museum and Advancement Department
Washington, DC
Emma Auburn is the Executive Assistant for both the Director of the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum and Advancement Department in Washington, D.C. The museum is dedicated to the preservation, study and presentation of postal history and philately. Auburn has been associated with the Smithsonian Institution for three years. She joined the museum’s “America’s Mailing Industry” project in February 2016 and works with over 70 companies, including 10 nonprofit organizations. Her contributions include coordinating company stories for the new website and recruiting new companies to the project. Auburn graduated from The George Washington University with her B.A. in history and dual minors in classical and American studies