Mia Russell

Mia Russell has been refining her skills and expertise across diverse fields for over 25 years, constantly transferring her knowledge to create a positive impact. Her organizational behavior highlights include co-authoring "Fired Up! A Guide to Transforming Your Team from Burnout to Engagement," teaching management and leadership courses, and developing employee engagement and retention interventions for a range of organizations.

Mia's research prowess is evidenced by her receipt of the Best Poster award for her national research project examining financial well-being, needs satisfaction, and college persistence during the COVID-19 pandemic, and conducting employee research to promote engagement and well-being for community-based organizations. She has also conducted national qualitative and quantitative research with employees and K-12 educators, authoring or co-authoring more than 20 academic papers.

Mia has also developed innovative national youth financial programs that have reached over 6,000 students, reduced residential mortgage delinquencies, and implemented an employee homeownership awareness program rolled out to 101,000 team members, increasing awareness by 97%.