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