1) AirSight
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
9) Apple Inc
10) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
12) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
14) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
15) Copart, Inc
18) Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.
19) Estuary LLC.
20) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
21) Florida Blue
22) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
23) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
24) Florida Sheriffs Association
27) Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC
28) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
29) Indigov
33) Key West International Airport
34) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
35) LEO Technologies
37) Metro Development Group, LLC
39) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
42) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
43) Putnam County
44) Raydient LLC
45) Rayonier, Inc
46) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
47) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
48) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
49) South Central Florida Express, Inc
54) The Parker Management Company, LLC
56) Two Roads Development, LLC
57) United States Sugar Corporation
58) University of North Florida
A leader within Florida's government relations arena, Mercer Fearington, Jr. has been representing clients before the executive and legislative branches of Florida government since the mid-1990's. Mercer is the past Chairman of the Florida Agricultural Coalition and is a graduate of the Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture -- an affiliate of the Institute of Food and Agriculture and Sciences at the University of Florida. Mercer is a graduate of Mercer University.
Mercer lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Lindsey, and their three daughters.
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,
4) Banyan Treatment and Recovery, LLC
11) Colonial Management Group, LP
12) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
13) Easterseals Northeast Central Florida
14) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
15) Encompass Health Corporation
18) Florida Blue
11-15 years
James H. McFaddin comes to Southern Strategy Group from Health Management Associates (now Community Health Systems), a Fortune 500 hospital company with over 200 hospitals in 29 states, where he served as Director of Government Affairs. James was responsible for representing the company's interests in Washington, DC, state capitals including Tallahassee, and in front of state health care agencies and local governments.
Prior to joining Health Management Associates, James served as Chief of Staff for the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency). As Chief of Staff, James was involved in the management and operations of the Agency including the Florida Medicaid Program, the regulation of Florida's health care facilities, and oversight of the Agency's $20 billion budget.
During this time, James was also appointed by the Governor to manage the state's federally-mandated health information exchange activities as Florida's Health Information Technology Coordinator.
Prior to being named Chief of Staff, James served as the Agency's Legislative Affairs Director.Before joining the Agency, James served as the Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the Executive Office of the Governor where he worked to develop and coordinate passage of the Governor's legislative and budget priorities.
James has also served as a Senior Analyst in the Florida Senate specializing in health care, criminal justice, and agricultural issues.
A native of South Carolina, James graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science.
