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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.

Clients:

46) Mansfield 2021 Urban Renewal LLC

47) Men of Steel Enterprises LLC

48) Men of Steel Rebar Fabricators, LLC

49) MLH Holdings, LLC

50) Modern Remedies LLC

51) MONOC Hospital Service Corp.

52) MRP Industrial NE LLC

53) National Mentor Holdings, LLC d/b/u trade name The Mentor Network

54) Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

55) New Jersey Independent Physician Practice Association

56) NJ American Water Co

57) NJ Apartment Association

58) NJ Brewers Association

59) NJ Conference of Mayors

60) NJ Independent Physician Practice Association Inc (NJIPPA)

61) NJ Land LLC

62) NJ Patient Care and Access Coalition (NJPCAC)

63) NJ Retail Merchants Association (NJRMA)

64) NJEDGE.NET Inc

65) NL Industries Inc

66) Partners Pharmacy LLC

67) Patch Management Inc

68) Paz Brothers, Inc.

69) Pediatrix Medical Group Inc

70) Pegasus Development Corporation

71) Peirce

72) Phoenix Center for Rehabilitation & Pediatrics

73) Princeton Hosted Solutions LLC

74) Prologis Logistics Services, Inc obo Three Eagles Nest LLC c/o Invesco Real Estate

75) Property Registration Champions, LLC DBA PROCHAMPS

76) Prudential Financial Inc

77) Reclamation Technologies Inc

78) Simco Logistics Inc. d/b/a Jack & Jill D.S.D.

79) SoilSafe Inc

80) SRC Advisors LLC

81) Stalwart Equities

82) Strategic Affairs Consulting LLC

83) Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA)

84) TerraTech Corp

85) Thomas & Robin Stavola

86) Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey

87) Tuckerton Seaport

88) VH Atlantic City Resorts LLC

89) Vinedrea Wines, LLC

90) VNA Health Group, Inc.

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Clients:
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Clients:

MACHI JOHNSON

(Utah)
  • (801) 355-9188

  • 445 East 200 SouthSuite 100Salt Lake CityUT84111

Clients:

GABRIEL MASER

(Federal)
  • 2027303953

  • 500 New Jersey Avenue N.W.Sixth FloorWashingtonDC20001