McDaniel, Mia: - Mia McDaniel was born in Manhattan, New York, and spent her childhood living in Long Island, New Jersey, and ultimately Florida. She received a Bachelor of Science in Advertising from University of Florida. Throughout her thirty-five-year career in public relations, Mia has worked on behalf of major regional, national, and international clients. Mia lives in Northern California with her amazing husband, three cats, and a miniature Goldendoodle. She has two wonderful and cherished children from a previous marriage and an adopted adult daughter with Richard.