Sandra K Fischer ASLA Category Leadership Management Fischer Bouma Partnership Bainbridge Island Washington Sandra Fischer of Fischer Bouma Partnership received her nomination in Leadership Management from the Washington Chapter With a ground-breaking and influential practice that has spanned the Pacific Northwest Great Plains and Northern Rockies including being the first woman licensed in the state of Montana Fischer has worked tirelessly to create more attractive livable walkable and economically sustainable communities She has led award-winning global consultancies and regional multidisciplinary firms and through her active participation in civic and professional organizations has raised the profile of landscape architecture in places where the profession is less established A hallmark of Fischers success and a source of her influence has been her ability to develop the talents of those around her Through mentorship and the example of her integrity she nurtures employees students and emerging professionals with a particular interest in bringing women into the kind of leadership positions she has pioneered As seen in LASN magazine October 2018