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Mia Poinsette is the owner and Chief Executive Officer of The Driven Group, a multi-million transportation provider with five locations that provides safe and reliable school bus services to 12,000 children daily throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C.  Relocating from Maryland to Central Florida in 2022, Mia is also the founder and Executive Director of the Poinsette Foundation. The 501(c)(3) self-funded nonprofit organization is an invitation-only grant funder that supports educational programs and outings for underestimated children in Orange and Osceola Counties. Amassing more than 90 partners, the Poinsette Foundation has invested nearly $300,000 into the community to date. Mia is a third-generation Girl Scout who credits the organization for planting her early seeds of leadership, entrepreneurship and community involvement. Serving as a Board Member for the Girl Scouts of Citrus Council, the Boys and Girls Club of Osceola County, Women’s Executive Council, Women United, and Women on the Rise, Mia was also appointed by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to serve on the Mennello Museum of American Art’s Board of Trustees. Active on the Research and Grants committee for Central Florida Foundation’s 100 Women Strong, Mia proudly holds additional memberships with Florida Executive Women, the American Heart Association’s Circle of Red, and several local chambers. A graduate of two notable Orlando Economic Partnership offerings, Mia was selected as one of 20 rising leaders for the inaugural leadership track of the Black Boardroom Leadership Institute and is a graduate of Leadership Orlando Class 103. Designed to further empower Central Florida's next generation of female leaders, Mia is also a graduate of the ATHENA NextGen 2023 Cohort. Mia is currently enrolled in the 2024 Class of Leadership Osceola. Mia recently had her bio read into the Congressional Record by Congressman Darren Soto, and is the recipient of the 2024 Osceola Magic Game Changer Award, Heart of Florida United Way’s 2023 Change Maker: Women United Impact Award, Women’s Executive Council’s 2023 Central Florida Influencer Award, Women on the Rise’s 2023 Community Impact Leader Award and the Women on the Rise 2023 Inspirational Deeva Award. Mia earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University. Strengthening both philanthropic and civic passions, Mia is currently a M.A. Candidate at Harvard University. Happily married with two children, Mia is a violinist and avid traveler in her free time. Europe and Asia are some of her favorite destinations.