850-727-5000
115 E Park Avenue, Ste 1, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
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.
4) BSA Business/Sofware Alliance, Inc
10) Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals
11) Florida State Foster Adoptive Parent Association Inc
12) Florida Youth Soccer Association
13) Hilton
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.
(850) 727-5000
115 E Park Avenue, Ste 1, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
8) Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals
9) Florida State Foster Adoptive Parent Association Inc
10) Florida Youth Soccer Association
12) Hilton
8033603374
PO Box 592, Columbia, SC, 29202,
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Suite 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
1) 3M Company
3) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
4) Adobe Inc.
6) American Arbitration Association
7) Broward County Clerk of the Court
8) Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC
13) Collier County Public Schools
14) Coventry
15) CVS Health and All Affiliates
16) Cypress Creek Leaseholder LLC
17) DialCare, LLC.
19) Emovis USA, Inc.
20) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
21) Florida Association of Health Plans
22) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
23) Florida Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists
24) Florida Association of World IB Schools
25) Florida Institute of Technology
26) Florida Keys Educational Foundation, Inc.
27) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc.
28) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
29) Franklin County Board of County Commissioners
30) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
32) Great Minds PBC
33) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
38) Isograd, Inc.
39) Keystone Peer Review Organization, LLC dba Acentra Health
41) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
42) MagicSchool AI
43) Mithril Defense
45) NLP Logix
46) Northwest Florida State College Foundation, Inc.
47) Oportun, Inc.
50) RELX Inc.
51) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
52) ReUp Education
53) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
54) Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Van Wezel Foundation, Inc.
56) St. John Advertising and Public Relations, Inc.
57) St. Petersburg College Foundation
58) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
61) The Florida Bar
63) The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida
64) The School Board of Pinellas County
65) The School Board of Sarasota County
67) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
68) University of Florida Student Government Association
71) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) American Arbitration Association
3) Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation
4) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
6) Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay
8) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership
10) CVS Health and All Affiliates
11) Florida Association of Health Plans
12) Florida Credit Union Association
13) Florida Justice Reform Institute
14) Florida Realtors
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Suite 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
1) 3M Company
3) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
4) Adobe Inc.
6) American Arbitration Association
9) Broward County Clerk of the Court
10) Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC
16) Collier County Public Schools
17) Coventry
18) CVS Health and All Affiliates
19) Cypress Creek Leaseholder LLC
21) DialCare, LLC.
23) Emovis USA, Inc.
24) Field of Dreams
25) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
26) Florida Association of Health Plans
27) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
28) Florida Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists
29) Florida Association of World IB Schools
30) Florida Institute of Technology
31) Florida Keys Educational Foundation, Inc.
32) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc.
33) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
34) Florida Realtors
35) Florida Surplus Lines Association
36) Fox Corporation
37) Franklin County Board of County Commissioners
38) Gartner, Inc.
39) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
41) Great Minds PBC
42) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
47) Isograd, Inc.
48) Keystone Peer Review Organization, LLC dba Acentra Health
51) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
52) Mithril Defense
54) NLP Logix
55) Northwest Florida State College Foundation, Inc.
56) Oportun, Inc.
60) RELX Inc.
61) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
62) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
64) Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Van Wezel Foundation, Inc.
65) Sellers Dorsey
67) St. John Advertising and Public Relations, Inc.
68) St. Petersburg College Foundation
69) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
72) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
75) The North Highland Company
76) The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida
77) The School Board of Pinellas County
78) The School Board of Sarasota County
79) The Travelers Indemnity Company
81) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
82) University of Florida Student Government Association
83) USAA
84) Veyer, LLC
85) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
87) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility
88) Vocate Education Solutions, Inc.
(850) 727-5000
115 E Park Ave, Ste 100, Tallahassee, FL, 32303,
7) CIGNA
12) DraftKings, Inc.
13) F4 Tech
14) Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals
15) Florida Crystals Corporation
16) Florida Securities Dealers Association, Inc
17) Florida Youth Soccer Association
19) Hilton
20) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
21) Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc
22) International Code Council
23) Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc
25) Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery
26) National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals, Florida Chapter
31) Securus Technologies, Inc.
32) Software & Information Industry Association
34) Tarpon Blue Agriculture BRP, LLC
35) Tarpon Blue Silver King 1, LLC