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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.

  • 212-883-4923

  • 277 PARK AVENUENEW YORKNY

Clients:

1) ABBVIE INC.

2) ACE American Insurance Company ( ACE American Insurance Company; CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.)

3) AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ALLIANCE OF NEW YORK, INC.

4) ALLIANCE OF RESIDENT THEATRES/NEW YORK, INC.

5) ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION, INC.

6) AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION

7) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF NEW YORK, INC. ( AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF NEW YORK)

8) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF NEW YORK, INC. ( AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF NEW YORK, INC.)

9) Ancestry.com LLC

10) APOLLO THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. (THE)

11) ARGENTUM

12) ASCEND LEARNING, LLC (Assessment Technologies Institute, L.L.C.)

13) ASPHALT GREEN, INC.

14) ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS, INC.

15) BID ASSOCIATION, INC. (NEW YORK CITY)

16) BLUE SCHOOL

17) BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

18) BROOKLYN MUSIC SCHOOL, INC (THE)

19) Canopy Growth USA, LLC

20) Cardtronics USA, Inc.

21) CENTER FOR URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

22) CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN GROWTH THROUGH ART & MUSEUM EXPERIENCE, INC.

23) CHILDRENS AID SOCIETY (THE)

24) CITY PARKS FOUNDATION

25) CITYBRIDGE, LLC

26) Cleaning Coalition of America;COALITION

27) COMPUWARE CORPORATION

28) COUNCIL OF NEW YORK COOPERATIVES AND CONDOMINIUMS

29) DJI Technology, Inc.

30) Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

31) DRAG QUEEN STORY HOUR NYC LTD.

32) EISAI, INC.

33) EMMA'S TORCH LTD

34) FETNER PROPERTIES INC ( FETNER PROPERTIES INC)

35) Fifth Avenue Association Business Improvement District, Inc. ( Fifth Avenue Association Business Improvement District, Inc.)

36) FILM FORUM, INC.

37) GCT NEW YORK LP

38) GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY, INC.

39) GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER, INC.

40) HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE

41) HESTER STREET COLLABORATIVE, INC.

42) HILLSIDE (NEW YORK) LLC

43) HILLSIDE (SPORTS) GP LIMITED

44) HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING COMPANY

45) HUDSON SQUARE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC.

46) INDIVIOR INC.

47) INTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION, INC.

48) LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE FOUNDATION, INC.

49) MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK

50) MAXIMUS, INC. ( MAXIMUS, INC.)

51) McDonald's USA, LLC

52) Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

53) MGNY Consulting Corp.

54) MSG SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. ( MSG SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, LLC.)

55) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( Association of Equipment Manufacturers)

56) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( INMAR, INC.)

57) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( Lifetouch National School Studios Inc.)

58) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( Lifetouch National School Studios Inc., Shutterfly, Inc.)

59) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( Paycom)

60) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( Shutterfly, Inc.)

61) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( Sony Pictures Entertainment)

62) NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS

63) NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP

64) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

65) OJO ELECTRIC LLC

66) Perspecta State & Local, Inc.

67) PRATT INSTITUTE

68) ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY

69) Shorefront IV, LLC ( 1 Beach 105 Realty, LLC; 106-20 Shorefront Realty, LLC; 107-10 Shorefront Realty, LLC)

70) SKYHIGH MURALS - COLOSSAL MEDIA INC.

71) SOCIETY OF THE THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT (THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL)

72) Solstice Power Technologies, Inc.

73) SPANISH THEATER REPERTORY, LTD (REPERTORIO ESPANOL)

74) STATEWIDE PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC. (METROPOLITAN COLLEGE OF NEW YORK)

75) STRIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

76) STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM (THE)

77) THE BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

78) THE NEW YORK CITY CONCOURS INC.

79) TWO TREES MANAGEMENT CO. LLC ( RIVER STREET PARTNERS LLC; TWO TREES MANAGEMENT CO. LLC)

80) TWO TREES MANAGEMENT CO. LLC ( TWO TREES MANAGEMENT CO. LLC)

81) Universal Services of America, LP ( Allied Universal Security Services; FJC SECURITY SERVICES, INC.);PUBLIC CORPORATION

82) WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

83) WHITNEY MUSEUM OF ART ( WHITNEY MUSEUM OF ART)

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  • 124 W. Jefferson St.Suite 502TallahasseeFlorida32301

Clients:
  • 212-883-4923

  • 277 PARK AVENUENEW YORKNY

Clients:

1) ACE American Insurance Company ( ACE American Insurance Company; CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.)

2) AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ALLIANCE OF NEW YORK, INC.

3) ALLIANCE OF RESIDENT THEATRES/NEW YORK, INC.

4) ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION, INC.

5) AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION

6) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF NEW YORK, INC. ( AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF NEW YORK)

7) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF NEW YORK, INC. ( AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF NEW YORK, INC.)

8) APOLLO THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. (THE)

9) ASPHALT GREEN, INC.

10) ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS, INC.

11) BID ASSOCIATION, INC. (NEW YORK CITY)

12) BLUE SCHOOL

13) BROOKLYN MUSIC SCHOOL, INC (THE)

14) Canopy Growth USA, LLC

15) Cardtronics USA, Inc.

16) CENTER FOR URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

17) CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN GROWTH THROUGH ART & MUSEUM EXPERIENCE, INC.

18) CHILDRENS AID SOCIETY (THE)

19) CITY PARKS FOUNDATION

20) CITYBRIDGE, LLC

21) Cleaning Coalition of America;COALITION

22) COMPUWARE CORPORATION

23) COUNCIL OF NEW YORK COOPERATIVES AND CONDOMINIUMS

24) DJI Technology, Inc.

25) Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

26) DRAG QUEEN STORY HOUR NYC LTD.

27) EMMA'S TORCH LTD

28) FETNER PROPERTIES INC ( FETNER PROPERTIES INC)

29) Fifth Avenue Association Business Improvement District, Inc. ( Fifth Avenue Association Business Improvement District, Inc.)

30) FILM FORUM, INC.

31) GCT NEW YORK LP

32) GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY, INC.

33) GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER, INC.

34) HESTER STREET COLLABORATIVE, INC.

35) HILLSIDE (NEW YORK) LLC

36) HILLSIDE (SPORTS) GP LIMITED

37) HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING COMPANY

38) HUDSON SQUARE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC.

39) INTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION, INC.

40) LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE FOUNDATION, INC.

41) MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK

42) MAXIMUS, INC. ( MAXIMUS, INC.)

43) McDonald's USA, LLC

44) Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

45) MGNY Consulting Corp.

46) MSG SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. ( MSG SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, LLC.)

47) NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS

48) NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP

49) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

50) OJO ELECTRIC LLC

51) Perspecta State & Local, Inc.

52) PRATT INSTITUTE

53) ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY

54) Shorefront IV, LLC ( 1 Beach 105 Realty, LLC; 106-20 Shorefront Realty, LLC; 107-10 Shorefront Realty, LLC)

55) SKYHIGH MURALS - COLOSSAL MEDIA INC.

56) SOCIETY OF THE THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT (THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL)

57) Solstice Power Technologies, Inc.

58) SPANISH THEATER REPERTORY, LTD (REPERTORIO ESPANOL)

59) STRIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

60) STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM (THE)

61) THE BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

62) THE NEW YORK CITY CONCOURS INC.

63) TWO TREES MANAGEMENT CO. LLC ( RIVER STREET PARTNERS LLC; TWO TREES MANAGEMENT CO. LLC)

64) TWO TREES MANAGEMENT CO. LLC ( TWO TREES MANAGEMENT CO. LLC)

65) Universal Services of America, LP ( Allied Universal Security Services; FJC SECURITY SERVICES, INC.);PUBLIC CORPORATION

66) WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

67) WHITNEY MUSEUM OF ART ( WHITNEY MUSEUM OF ART)

Clients:

1) 3M Company

2) Accenture LLP

3) ACT Education Corp.

4) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC

5) Adobe Inc.

6) Ajax Building Company, LLC

7) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility

8) Assurant Group

9) bestbet Jacksonville

10) Broward County Clerk of the Court

11) Capio Partners

12) Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC

13) Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

14) Citigroup Washington Inc.

15) City of Boca Raton

16) City of Fort Lauderdale

17) Cityblock Health, Inc.

18) Collier County Public Schools

19) Coventry

20) CVS Health and All Affiliates

21) Delta Air Lines, Inc.

22) DialCare, LLC.

23) Discovery Education

24) Emovis USA, Inc.

25) EPAM Government Solutions, LLC.

26) Field of Dreams

27) Florida Association of District School Superintendents

28) Florida Association of Health Plans

29) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

30) Florida Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists

31) Florida Association of World IB Schools

32) Florida Institute of Technology

33) Florida Keys Educational Foundation, Inc.

34) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc.

35) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association

36) Florida Realtors

37) Florida Surplus Lines Association

38) Fox Corporation

39) Franklin County Board of County Commissioners

40) Gartner, Inc.

41) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve

42) Graduation Alliance, Inc.

43) Haleon Consumer Healthcare

44) Health Law Section of the Florida Bar

45) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

46) Innovation Foundation

47) Insurance Auto Auctions

48) Integrated Home Care Services, Inc.

49) Keystone Peer Review Organization, LLC dba Acentra Health

50) Lennar Homes, LLC

51) Lexmark International, Inc.

52) Loggerhead Marinelife Center

53) Mithril Defense

54) ModivCare Solutions LLC

55) Neal Land Development Group

56) New College Foundation, Inc.

57) NLP Logix

58) Northwest Florida State College Foundation, Inc.

59) Oportun, Inc.

60) Provado Mobile Health

61) Quintessence Marine, Inc.

62) RAI Services Company

63) RELX Inc.

64) Renaissance Learning, Inc.

65) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.

66) Safelite Group, Inc.

67) Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Van Wezel Foundation, Inc.

68) Sellers Dorsey

69) Service Contract Industry Council

70) South Automotive Group

71) St. Petersburg College Foundation

72) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.

73) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC

74) Take Stock in Children

75) The City of Venice

76) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.

77) The Everglades Trust

78) The GEO Group, Inc.

79) The North Highland Company

80) The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida

81) The School Board of Pinellas County

82) The School Board of Sarasota County

83) The Travelers Indemnity Company

84) Trinity Education Group

85) UMA Education, Inc.

86) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

87) University of Florida Student Government Association

88) USAA

89) Veyer, LLC

90) Visa U.S.A. Inc.

91) Voya Services Company

92) Yamaha Marine

93) Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A

94) Zurich American Insurance Company