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1) AIRBNB, INC.
2) AMERICAN TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS, INC
3) APPLE INC
6) CBC HOLDINGS
7) CENTRAL FLORIDA EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY
8) CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
10) CITY OF SANFORD
13) FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT OFFICIALS
16) GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION & IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC
17) INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION
18) LAKE NONA PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC
21) NATIONAL RENTAL HOME COUNCIL
25) SEMINOLE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
26) SOUTHERN STRATEGY GROUP, INC
27) VESTCOR COMPANIES, INC., THE
Oscar Anderson, a native of Central Florida, has extensive background in government. Prior to joining Southern Strategy Group, Oscar served at the highest capacities in the Florida legislative and executive branches on the local, state, and federal levels. Oscar became a government expert that understands firsthand how to move bureaucracy to effect change. After more than a decade of government service, Oscar was dubbed "politically connected" by the St. Petersburg Times.
From 1998 to 2000, Oscar served as the chief lobbyist for Orange County Chairman Mel Martinez. In 2000, when President Bush asked Chairman Martinez to serve as U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary, Oscar moved to Washington, DC. As an integral part of Secretary Martinez's senior staff, Oscar managed the Congressional office and later was promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff. Oscar specialized in the appropriations process and negotiated the passage of $75 million for the Administration's American Dream Downpayment Initiative. Returning to Florida was important to Oscar, and in 2003, he was offered a position as Chief of Staff and Assistant Secretary at the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). During Oscar's tenure at DCA, he directed passage of the landmark Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act legislation and had a key role in the passage of the first overhaul to the state's growth management laws in 20 years.
For almost a decade, Oscar has represented hundreds of businesses at the local and state level of Florida government, specializing in government budgets/appropriations, procurement, and land use matters. Oscar is an active member of the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Oscar lives in Orlando with his wife Carin and their three children.
2) Advantage Capital Management Corporation
3) Airbnb, Inc.
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) Aucilla Research Institute, Inc.
6) Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC
7) Breeders Cup
9) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
11) Clay County District Schools
13) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
14) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
15) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
16) Dex Imaging Inc.
17) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
19) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
20) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
22) Estuary LLC.
23) Florida Beer Wholesalers Association
24) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
25) Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation
27) Harrell's, LLC
28) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
29) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
30) IMG Academy LLC
33) Junior Achievement of Florida Foundation, Inc.
37) Museum of Science & History
38) OCEARCH
39) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
41) Polk County Sheriff's Office
42) Putnam County
43) Sarasota County Government
44) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
45) South Central Florida Express, Inc
48) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation
49) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
50) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation
51) Tampa Bay Rays
53) TECO Energy, Inc
57) Town of Belleair
58) United States Sugar Corporation
59) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
60) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
62) Workday, Inc.
Sydney Ridley brings years of legislative and political experience to Southern Strategy Group's Tampa Bay office. Sydney spent the past four years as the Chief Legislative Aide to House Majority Leader Dana Young, where she directed all priority policy and budget initiatives. Sydney's time as staff was at the highest level of the Florida House of Representatives, and she brings unmatched relationships with legislative staff, agency heads, and elected officials.
A political pro in Tampa Bay with extensive campaign management experience, Sydney guided Senator Dana Young to successive electoral victories in the Florida House and spearheaded her subsequent election to the Florida Senate. Sydney's political expertise, particularly in the Tampa Bay area, serves as a great strategic asset to our clients. In addition to her work with Senator Young, Sydney has served as both a political director and a field director on various Congressional and State Senate campaigns.
Born and raised in Tampa, Sydney is a third-generation Floridian, a graduate of the University of Virginia, a Florida Gator at heart, and a lover of history, golf, music, and football.