(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,
1) Advantage Behavioral Health Services
3) Aon Benfield
4) Apple Inc
13) Easterseals Northeast Central Florida
14) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
15) Encompass Health Corporation
17) Florida Blue
18) Florida Senior Living Association
20) Humana, Inc
21) IBM
22) Inception Fertility Ventures
23) Indigov
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) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
4) Aucilla Research Institute, Inc.
5) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
6) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
9) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) Citizens for Hillsborough County, LLC
13) Clay County District Schools
16) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
17) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
18) Dex Imaging Inc.
19) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
21) Edmentum, Inc.
22) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
23) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
25) Estuary LLC.
26) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc
27) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
28) Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation
30) Gopher Resource
31) H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
32) Harrell's, LLC
33) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
34) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
35) iEnable, Inc.
36) IMG Academy LLC
39) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
41) Junior Achievement of Florida Foundation, Inc.
42) Lakeland Regional Health Systems
43) Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
46) Museum of Science & History
49) Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
50) Polk County Clerk of Court
51) Polk County Sheriff's Office
52) Putnam County
55) Rood Chartrand Partnership
56) Sarasota County Government
57) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
58) South Central Florida Express, Inc
60) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation
61) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
62) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation
64) TECO Energy, Inc
69) Town of Belleair
70) United States Sugar Corporation
71) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
72) Volusia County
73) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
75) 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.
(512)8316675
401 W. 15th Street, Suite 870, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) ABERTIS INFRAESTRUCTURAS, SA
4) Children's Health System of Texas
6) CommuniCare Technology, Inc. d/b/a Pulsara
7) Continental Automotive Group
10) Emergency Disaster Services, Inc.
11) Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.
12) Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.
14) Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.
16) Next Decade LLC
17) Permian Strategic Partnership Inc.
19) Scofes and Associates Consulting, Inc.
21) Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council
22) Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
23) Texas Association of Voluntary Hospitals
26) The Early Care & Education Consortium
27) Tonn, Larry
28) Unisys
29) VLS Environment Solutions LLC
(614)3746769
608 Walton Street, Houston, TX, 77009,
2) CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM OF TEXAS
4) COMMUNICARE TECHNOLOGY, INC. D/B/A PULSARA
5) CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
8) EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS, INC.
9) GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC.
11) INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, INC.
13) NEXT DECADE LLC
16) SCOFES AND ASSOCIATES CONSULTING, INC.
18) SOUTHWEST TEXAS REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
19) SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
20) TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS
23) THE EARLY CARE & EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
24) TONN, LARRY
25) UNISYS
26) VLS ENVIRONMENT SOLUTIONS LLC
612-720-3785
Suite 220, St. Paul, MN, 55102,
612-720-3785
Suite 220, St. Paul, MN, 55102,
300 Tingey Street SE, Suite 202, Washington DC, DC, 20003,
651-260-0696
555 Wabasha St. N Suite 220, St Paul, MN, 55102,
651-260-0696
555 Wabasha St. N Suite 220, St Paul, MN, 55102,
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,
1) AirSight
2) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
3) Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC
9) Easterseals Northeast Central Florida
10) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
12) Florida Blue