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
2) abertis USA
4) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
5) Adobe Inc.
7) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
8) Broward County Clerk of the Court
10) Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC
15) Collier County Public Schools
16) Coventry
17) CVS Health and All Affiliates
18) DialCare, LLC.
20) Emovis USA, Inc.
21) Field of Dreams
22) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
23) Florida Association of Health Plans
24) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
25) Florida Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists
26) Florida Association of World IB Schools
27) Florida Institute of Technology
28) Florida Keys Educational Foundation, Inc.
29) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc.
30) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
31) Franklin County Board of County Commissioners
32) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
34) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
35) Health Law Section of the Florida Bar
39) Integrated Home Care Services, Inc.
40) Keystone Peer Review Organization, LLC dba Acentra Health
41) Lexmark International, Inc.
42) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
43) Mithril Defense
45) Neal Land Development Group
46) New College Foundation, Inc.
47) Northwest Florida State College Foundation, Inc.
48) Oportun, Inc.
51) RELX Inc.
52) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
53) ReUp Education
54) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
55) Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Van Wezel Foundation, Inc.
56) Service Contract Industry Council
58) St. John Advertising and Public Relations, Inc.
59) St. Petersburg College Foundation
60) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
61) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
64) The Florida Bar
66) The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida
67) The School Board of Pinellas County
68) The School Board of Sarasota County
71) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
72) University of Florida Student Government Association
75) 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
2) abertis USA
5) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
6) Adobe Inc.
8) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
11) Broward County Clerk of the Court
12) Capio Partners
13) Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC
19) Collier County Public Schools
20) Coventry
21) CVS Health and All Affiliates
23) DialCare, LLC.
25) Emovis USA, Inc.
26) EPAM Government Solutions, LLC.
27) Field of Dreams
28) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
29) Florida Association of Health Plans
30) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
31) Florida Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists
32) Florida Association of World IB Schools
33) Florida Institute of Technology
34) Florida Keys Educational Foundation, Inc.
35) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc.
36) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
37) Florida Realtors
38) Florida Surplus Lines Association
39) Fox Corporation
40) Franklin County Board of County Commissioners
41) Gartner, Inc.
42) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
44) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
45) Health Law Section of the Florida Bar
50) Keystone Peer Review Organization, LLC dba Acentra Health
52) Lexmark International, Inc.
53) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
54) Mithril Defense
56) Neal Land Development Group
57) New College Foundation, Inc.
58) NLP Logix
59) Northwest Florida State College Foundation, Inc.
60) Oportun, Inc.
64) RELX Inc.
65) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
66) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
68) Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Van Wezel Foundation, Inc.
69) Sellers Dorsey
70) Service Contract Industry Council
72) St. John Advertising and Public Relations, Inc.
73) St. Petersburg College Foundation
74) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
75) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
78) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
81) The North Highland Company
82) The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida
83) The School Board of Pinellas County
84) The School Board of Sarasota County
85) The Travelers Indemnity Company
88) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
89) University of Florida Student Government Association
90) USAA
91) Veyer, LLC
92) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
95) Yamaha Marine
