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,
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
14) Hilton
15) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
16) Instructure
(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 Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
7) Broward County Clerk of the Court
9) Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC
14) Collier County Public Schools
15) Coventry
16) CVS Health and All Affiliates
17) DialCare, LLC.
19) Emovis USA, Inc.
20) Field of Dreams
21) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
22) Florida Association of Health Plans
23) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
24) Florida Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists
25) Florida Association of World IB Schools
26) Florida Institute of Technology
27) Florida Keys Educational Foundation, Inc.
28) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc.
29) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
30) Franklin County Board of County Commissioners
31) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
33) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
34) Health Law Section of the Florida Bar
38) Integrated Home Care Services, Inc.
39) Keystone Peer Review Organization, LLC dba Acentra Health
40) Lexmark International, Inc.
41) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
42) Mithril Defense
44) Neal Land Development Group
45) New College Foundation, Inc.
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.
55) Service Contract Industry Council
57) St. Petersburg College Foundation
58) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
59) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
62) The Florida Bar
64) The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida
65) The School Board of Pinellas County
66) The School Board of Sarasota County
69) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
70) University of Florida Student Government Association
72) Yamaha Marine
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
3) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
4) Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation
5) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
7) Boatsetter
8) Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay
9) Boys & Girls Club of the Suncoast
11) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership
12) CVS Health and All Affiliates
13) Florida Association of Health Plans
14) Florida Credit Union Association
15) Florida Justice Reform Institute
16) Florida Realtors
17) Florida Surplus Lines Association
22) League of Southeastern Credit Unions
24) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
25) Oportun, Inc.
26) Primerica, Inc.
27) RELX Inc.
29) SAI Interactive
30) Service Contract Industry Council
32) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
33) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
34) The Travelers Indemnity Company
35) USAA
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Suite 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
1) 3M Company
4) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
5) Adobe Inc.
7) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
10) Broward County Clerk of the Court
11) Capio Partners
12) Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC
18) Collier County Public Schools
19) Coventry
20) CVS Health and All Affiliates
22) DialCare, LLC.
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
43) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
44) Health Law Section of the Florida Bar
48) Integrated Home Care Services, Inc.
49) Keystone Peer Review Organization, LLC dba Acentra Health
51) Lexmark International, Inc.
52) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
53) Mithril Defense
55) Neal Land Development Group
56) New College Foundation, Inc.
57) NLP Logix
58) Northwest Florida State College Foundation, Inc.
59) Oportun, Inc.
63) RELX Inc.
64) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
65) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
67) Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Van Wezel Foundation, Inc.
68) Sellers Dorsey
69) Service Contract Industry Council
71) St. Petersburg College Foundation
72) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
73) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
76) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, 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
86) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
87) University of Florida Student Government Association
88) USAA
89) Veyer, LLC
90) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
92) Yamaha Marine
