Mia Poinsette | First Vice Chair
Poinsette Foundation
Orlando, Orange County
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 children in Orange and Osceola Counties. Amassing more than 100 partners to date, the Poinsette Foundation has invested nearly $400,000 into the community.
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, Junior Achievement’s Osceola Advisory Board, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Osceola County, and Women’s Executive Council, 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 for the inaugural leadership track of the Black Boardroom Leadership Institute and is a graduate of Leadership Orlando Class 103. Mia is also a graduate of Leadership Osceola’s Class of 2024 and ATHENA NextGen’s 2023 Cohort.
President Joe Biden honored Mia with the prestigious United States Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024. Mia additionally 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 2024 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 an 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.
