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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.

BRITTANY CAREY

(Federal)
  • 7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100McLeanVA22102

Clients:
Clients:

RYAN FISHER

(Texas)
  • (202)8499002

  • 600 Congress AveSuite 2350AustinTX78701

ERICA GORDON

(Federal)
  • 7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100McLeanVA22102

Clients:

STEVEN LUCAS

(Federal)

TYLER MIDDLETON

(Hawaii)
Clients:

1) AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

2) Air Methods Corporation

3) Airlines for America

4) Airport Restaurant & Retail Association

5) Amentum Services, Inc.

6) American Airlines, Inc.

7) American Association for Justice

8) American Bankers Association

9) American Bankers Association's Card Policy Council

10) American Innovation: The AI Project, Inc

11) American Trucking Association

12) Americans for Carbon Dividends

13) AmerisourceBergen

14) Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems Intl.

15) Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.

16) Bessemer Securities Corporation

17) Broadcom Inc.

18) Capital One Financial Corporation

19) Central Puget Sound Regional Transit

20) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

21) Churchill Downs, Incorporated

22) Citigroup Washington Inc.

23) City of Hillsboro

24) CMA CGM Group

25) Comcast Corporation

26) Constellation Brands, Inc.

27) CRRC MA Corporation

28) Crystallex

29) Diageo North America, Inc.

30) Download Fairness Coalition

31) Draken International, LLC

32) Electric Tobacconist USA

33) Employment Policies Institute

34) ERA Coalition

35) Facebook, Inc.

36) FedEx

37) FedEx Corporation

38) Gabriel Resources

39) Genentech, Inc.

40) General Dynamics

41) General Electric

42) General Electric Company

43) General Motors LLC

44) GovBiz Advantage, Inc. on Behalf of Aptera Motors Corp

45) GovBiz Advantage, Inc. on Behalf of Arcimoto, Inc.

46) GovBiz Advantage, Inc. on behalf of Zero Motorcycles

47) Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

48) GSO Capital Partners

49) Hess Corporation

50) Hilton Worldwide

51) Historic Tax Credit Coalition

52) Honeywell International, Inc.

53) Invest in Education Coalition

54) Iron Mountain

55) Jackson Municipal Airport Authority

56) Kitty Hawk Corporation

57) Largo Resources, Ltd.

58) Lithium Nevada Corp.

59) Lytx, Inc.

60) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart

61) MGM Resorts International

62) Microsoft Corporation

63) Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as legal counsel to Ambac Assurance Corporation

64) National Association of Broadcasters

65) National Tour Association

66) NetJets, Inc.

67) New York Life

68) NextEra Energy, Inc.

69) Port of Seattle

70) Principal Financial Group

71) Prudential Financial, Inc.

72) Recording Industry Association of America

73) Regional Airline Association

74) RIM Services, LLC

75) Ryan, Inc.

76) San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

77) Signature Flight Support

78) Sixteen Thirty Fund

79) SK hynix America, Inc.

80) Sorenson Communications

81) SpaceX

82) Spark Therapeutics

83) Stephens Investment Holdings, LLC

84) Sun Chemical Corporation

85) T-Mobile

86) TeamHealth

87) The Alliance for Lasting Liberty c/o 1st Amendment Partnership

88) The Blackstone Group

89) The Broadway League

90) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

91) The Gordian Group, LLC

92) The Home Depot

93) The Northwest Seaport Alliance

94) Torngat Metals

95) Udacity, Inc.

96) United States Contract Weather Observing Association

97) United States Tour Operators Association

98) Viacom Inc.

99) Williams and Jensen, PLLC on behalf of Merck & Co., INC

100) Williams and Jensen, PLLC on behalf of Ripple Labs, Inc.

101) Wireless Infrastructure Association

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SCOTT NOWAK

(New Jersey)
  • 415-389-6800

  • c/o 2350 Kerner Blvd. Suite 250San RafaelCA94901

HEATHER RATH

(South Carolina)
  • 8434155978

  • 24 Bellhaven WayHilton Head IslandSC29928