(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,
9) Colonial Management Group, LP
10) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
11) Easterseals Northeast Central Florida
12) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
13) Encompass Health Corporation
16) Florida Blue
11-15 years
James H. McFaddin comes to Southern Strategy Group from Health Management Associates (now Community Health Systems), a Fortune 500 hospital company with over 200 hospitals in 29 states, where he served as Director of Government Affairs. James was responsible for representing the company's interests in Washington, DC, state capitals including Tallahassee, and in front of state health care agencies and local governments.
Prior to joining Health Management Associates, James served as Chief of Staff for the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency). As Chief of Staff, James was involved in the management and operations of the Agency including the Florida Medicaid Program, the regulation of Florida's health care facilities, and oversight of the Agency's $20 billion budget.
During this time, James was also appointed by the Governor to manage the state's federally-mandated health information exchange activities as Florida's Health Information Technology Coordinator.
Prior to being named Chief of Staff, James served as the Agency's Legislative Affairs Director.Before joining the Agency, James served as the Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the Executive Office of the Governor where he worked to develop and coordinate passage of the Governor's legislative and budget priorities.
James has also served as a Senior Analyst in the Florida Senate specializing in health care, criminal justice, and agricultural issues.
A native of South Carolina, James graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science.
2) Advantage Capital Management Corporation
3) Airbnb, Inc.
4) Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Aucilla Research Institute, Inc.
8) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
9) Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC
11) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
13) Citizens for Hillsborough County, LLC
16) Clay County District Schools
18) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
19) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
20) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
21) Dex Imaging Inc.
22) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
24) Edmentum, Inc.
25) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
26) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
28) Estuary LLC.
29) Florida Beer Wholesalers Association
30) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc
31) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
32) Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation
34) Gopher Resource
35) Harrell's, LLC
36) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
37) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
38) iEnable, Inc.
39) IMG Academy LLC
41) Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc
42) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
44) Junior Achievement of Florida Foundation, Inc.
45) Lakeland Regional Health Systems
49) Museum of Science & History
50) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
53) Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
54) Polk County Clerk of Court
55) Polk County Sheriff's Office
56) Putnam County
58) Rood Chartrand Partnership
59) Sarasota County Government
60) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
61) South Central Florida Express, Inc
63) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation
64) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
65) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation
67) TECO Energy, Inc
71) Town of Belleair
72) United States Sugar Corporation
73) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
74) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
76) 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.
610-897-1292
Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462,
(512)8316675
1400 Lavaca St., Suite 900, Austin, TX, 78701,
3) Cogentrix Energy Power Management LLC
4) CommuniCare Technology, Inc. d/b/a Pulsara
6) Emergency Disaster Services, Inc.
7) Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.
9) Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.
10) MertrixIQ LLC
11) Next Decade LLC
12) Permian Strategic Partnership Inc.
17) Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council
18) Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
19) Texans Against High Speed Rail
20) Texas Association of Voluntary Hospitals
24) Texas Retailers Association
25) The Early Care & Education Consortium
26) Tonn, Larry
28) Unisys
29) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting
300 Tingey Street SE, Suite 202, Washington DC, DC, 20003,
5188102468
300 Tingey St, Suite 202, Suite 202, Washington DC, DC, 20004,
1) AAR Corp.
2) Aiteo Group
3) Alibaba Group Holding Limited
4) AltaMed Health Services Corporation
5) American Public University System
7) Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
11) Chambers County Improvement District No. 1
13) City of Newark Office of the Mayor Dept of Admin
14) Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation "Tribes"
16) Eastern District of Texas Bar Association
17) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
18) Fluidigm
22) Hackensack Meridian Health Network
26) International Franchise Association
27) Laboratory Products Association
30) Molecular Testing Laboratories
31) Morris Kearney Associates LLC
32) National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
33) New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation
34) Nolan Thompson & Leighton, PLC
36) Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
37) Paul Hastings LLP on the behalf of Illumina
38) Placquemines Port Harbor And Terminal District
39) Primerica, Inc.
40) Ready Responders
42) Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East
43) Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
45) Thoma -Sea Marine Constructors, LLC
48) X Labs
49) YCI Methanol One, LLC (f/k/a Yuhuang Chemical Inc.)
50) Zero to Three
(850) 671-4401
PO Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
(614)3746769
608 Walton Street, Houston, TX, 77009,
2) COMMUNICARE TECHNOLOGY, INC. D/B/A PULSARA
4) EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS, INC.
6) INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, INC.