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.

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Clients:
Clients:

1) 3M Company

2) abertis USA

3) ACT Education Corp.

4) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC

5) Adobe Inc.

6) Ajax Building Company, LLC

7) American Arbitration Association

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

9) Assurant Group

10) bestbet Jacksonville

11) bioMérieux, Inc.

12) Broward County Clerk of the Court

13) Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC

14) Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

15) Citigroup Washington Inc.

16) City of Boca Raton

17) City of Fort Lauderdale

18) Cityblock Health, Inc.

19) Collier County Public Schools

20) Coventry

21) CVS Health and All Affiliates

22) Delta Air Lines, Inc.

23) DialCare, LLC.

24) Discovery Education

25) Emovis USA, Inc.

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) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

45) Innovation Foundation

46) Insurance Auto Auctions

47) Integrated Home Care Services, Inc.