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) 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 Ave, suite 1, Tallahassee, FL, 32301-7701, 
(850) 727-5000
115 E Park Ave, Ste 100, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, 
5) BSA Business/Sofware Alliance, Inc
7) CIGNA
10) Delta Defense
13) DraftKings, Inc.
14) F4 Tech
16) Financial Services Institute, Inc
17) Florida Association of Health Underwriters
18) Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals
21) Florida Youth Soccer Association
22) Hilton
23) Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc
24) International Code Council
26) Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery
27) National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals, Florida Chapter
31) ShiftMed
33) Sunrun, Inc.
35) Tarpon Blue Agriculture BRP, LLC
36) Tarpon Blue Silver King 1, LLC
37) Thompson Construction Group, INC.
(850) 727-5000
115 E Park Ave, Ste 1, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, 
(850) 727-5000
115 E Park Ave, Ste 100, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, 
4) Barnett Southern Corporation
6) BSA Business/Sofware Alliance, Inc
8) CIGNA
11) Delta Defense
14) DraftKings, Inc.
15) F4 Tech
17) Financial Services Institute, Inc
18) Florida Association of Health Underwriters
19) Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals
22) Hilton
23) Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc
24) International Code Council
26) Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery
27) Mortgage Research Center LLC d/b/a Veterans United Home Loans
28) National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals, Florida Chapter
32) ShiftMed
34) Sunrun, Inc.
36) Tarpon Blue Agriculture BRP, LLC
37) Tarpon Blue Silver King 1, LLC
38) Thompson Construction Group, INC.