Sara Clements is a government affairs consultant based in Tallahassee, Florida with a strong background in PreK-12 education policy and not-for-profit work. She also has experience working in the areas of criminal justice, child welfare, postsecondary and workforce issues, healthcare, insurance, emergency management, financial services, and more.

6-10 years

Named a "30 Under 30 Rising Stars in Florida Politics" by Florida Politics in 2014

Strong relationships in the Florida Department of Education, as well as the chairs and staff of education policy and appropriations committees in both legislative chambers, and many other agencies and policy areas, including the Department of Children and Families, Department of Corrections, and more.

Sara has more than a decade of experience in education policy and government affairs, starting as a K-12 public school teacher. She thrives on helping clients achieve complex and challenging goals and has become a respected and trusted voice for education policy issues in Tallahassee.

Sara joined McGuireWoods Consulting in 2018 after six years of leading government affairs for nonprofits in Florida. Prior to MWC, Sara led external and legislative affairs for Step Up For Students, the largest K-12 scholarship funding organization in the nation. Before that, she was the Florida Legislative Affairs Director for the Foundation for Excellence in Education. In addition to education, Sara has experience in the areas of child welfare, criminal justice, juvenile justice, healthcare, insurance, and more.

In 2011, while still in the classroom, Sara was nominated for Orange County Public Schools Teacher of the Year award. By 2014, Sara was named one of "30 Under 30 Rising Stars" by Florida Politics, the state's predominant political news site.

Sara received her bachelor's degree in English Education from the University of North Florida in 2007 and her master's degree in Education Policy and Evaluation from Florida State University in 2014.

Sara is a member of Leadership Florida, the American Enterprise Institute's State Leadership Network, and co-founder of Lean In Tallahassee. In her spare time, she volunteers as a guardian ad litem in Florida's Second Judicial Circuit and fosters dogs through a local animal rescue organization. Sara lives in Tallahassee with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog.

TEYE CARMICHAEL

(Florida)
  • (850) 224-5081

  • 311 E Park AveTallahasseeFL32301-1513

Clients:

DAVID DANIEL

(Florida)
Clients:

JEFF HARTLEY

(Florida)
Clients:

1) 392 Farms, LLC d/b/a South Tip Wellness

2) 4 Sisters Solutions, Inc

3) A Kid's Place of Tampa Bay, Inc

4) Affinity Care of Palm Beach County

5) Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring US, Inc. f/k/a Attenti US, Inc.

6) American Board of Physician Specialties

7) American Integrity Insurance Company of Florida

8) Arc of Florida, Inc., The

9) AT&T Services, Inc.

10) Baptist Health Care Corporation

11) Boys Town Central Florida

12) Boys Town North Florida

13) Boys Town South Florida

14) BusPatrol America LLC

15) Catalis Holdco, Inc.

16) Champions for Children, Inc.

17) Children's Harbor, Inc.

18) Children's Healing Institute, The

19) Children's Home Inc DBA Children's Home Network

20) Children's Home Society of Florida, The

21) City of Naples

22) City of Pembroke Pines

23) College Board, The

24) Collier County Board of County Commissioners

25) CommuniCare Technology, Inc. d/b/a Pulsara

26) Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired

27) CoreCivic, Inc.

28) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

29) Diligent Services, Inc

30) Dosal Tobacco Corporation

31) DraftKings, Inc.

32) Duke Energy Corporation

33) Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund

34) Employer Direct Healthcare

35) Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund

36) Exchange Club Family Center, Inc.

37) Farm Share, Inc.

38) Florida Association for Child Care Management

39) Florida Association of Counties

40) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists DBA Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

41) Florida Association of Professional Employer Organizations

42) Florida Bar, Family Law Section, The

43) Florida Chamber of Commerce

44) Florida East Coast Railway, LLC

45) Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad LLC

46) Florida Harbor Pilots Association, Inc.

47) Florida Health Care Association

48) Florida Hospital Association

49) Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, Inc.

50) Florida Insurance Council

51) Florida Land Title Association

52) Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranches

53) Florida Surveying and Mapping Society

54) Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association

55) Forerunner Industries, Inc.

56) Foundation for Florida's Future

57) Friends of Children and Families, Inc.

58) GLP FLA LLC

59) Graduation Alliance, Inc.

60) Guardant Health, Inc.

61) H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

62) Health Network One/HN1

63) Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners

64) HS1 Medical Management

65) Idemia Identity & Security USA LLC

66) IMPOWER

67) Istation

68) Jackpocket, Inc.

69) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

70) JM Family Enterprises, Inc

71) Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.

72) Kids In Distress Inc.

73) Marine Industries Association of South Florida

74) Mickelson & Company, LLC

75) Microsoft Corporation

76) National Council of State Boards of Nursing

77) NuQuatic, LLC

78) OmniTRAX Holdings Combined, Inc.

79) Osceola Legislative Effort

80) Pediatric Associates

81) PowerSchool Group LLC

82) Prime Pediatric Dental Group, PA

83) Publix Super Markets, Inc

84) Regional Rail Holdings, LLC

85) Residing Hope

86) Ringling College of Art & Design

87) Southern Healthcare Management, LLC

88) St. Augustine Youth Services Inc.

89) TD Bank US Holding Company

90) Thera True Florida, LLC

91) TMX Finance of Florida, Inc./Buckeye Check Cashing of Florida, Inc.

92) Transfr Inc

93) Turo Inc.

94) University of Florida Foundation, Inc

95) Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S. Inc.

96) Yondr, Inc

LISA HURLEY

(Florida)
Clients:
  • (202) 849-9002

  • 1152 15th Street NWFirst FloorWashingtonDC20005

JONATHAN REES

(Florida)
  • (850) 570-0043

  • 311 E Park AveTallahasseeFlorida32301

Clients: