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) Barnett Southern Corporation
6) BSA Business/Sofware Alliance, Inc
8) Central Florida Urban League
10) DraftKings, Inc.
12) Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
14) Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals
15) Florida Polytechnic University
16) Florida State Foster Adoptive Parent Association Inc
17) 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, Ste 100, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, 
5) Barnett Southern Corporation
7) BSA Business/Sofware Alliance, Inc
9) CIGNA
12) Delta Defense
15) DraftKings, Inc.
16) F4 Tech
18) Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
19) Financial Services Institute, Inc
21) Florida Association of Health Underwriters
22) Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals
25) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc
26) Florida Securities Dealers Association, Inc
27) Hilton
28) Innovative Emergency Management, Inc.
29) Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc
30) International Code Council
32) Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery
33) National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals, Florida Chapter
37) ShiftMed
39) State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
40) Sunrun, Inc.
42) Tarpon Blue Agriculture BRP, LLC
43) Tarpon Blue Silver King 1, LLC
44) Thompson Construction Group, INC.
(850) 727-5000
115 E Park Ave, Ste 100, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, 
4) Barnett Southern Corporation
6) BSA Business/Sofware Alliance, Inc
11) DraftKings, Inc.
12) F4 Tech
15) Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals
16) Innovative Emergency Management, Inc.
17) International Code Council
18) National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals, Florida Chapter
23) Tarpon Blue Agriculture BRP, LLC
24) Tarpon Blue Silver King 1, LLC
(850) 727-5000
115 E Park Ave, Ste 100, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, 
5) Barnett Southern Corporation
7) BSA Business/Sofware Alliance, Inc
9) CIGNA
12) Delta Defense
15) DraftKings, Inc.
16) F4 Tech
18) Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
19) Financial Services Institute, Inc
20) Florida Association of Health Underwriters
21) Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals
22) Florida Crystals Corporation
25) Florida Securities Dealers Association, Inc
26) Hilton
27) Innovative Emergency Management, Inc.
28) Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc
29) International Code Council
31) Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery
32) Mortgage Research Center LLC d/b/a Veterans United Home Loans
33) National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals, Florida Chapter
37) ShiftMed
39) State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
40) Sunrun, Inc.
42) Tarpon Blue Agriculture BRP, LLC
43) Tarpon Blue Silver King 1, LLC
44) Thompson Construction Group, INC.