Matthew Fischer
Class of
2025
Representing the City of
Issaquah
Sustainability Ambassador since
Fall 2023
Matthew Fischer is a senior at Issaquah High School driven by a deep commitment to environmental stewardship. Since joining Sustainability Ambassadors in 2023, he has led several impact campaigns such as “I Bike to School”, “My School’s New Bottle Filler”, and “Carbon Commute Counting”. Matthew partnered with the Cascade Water Alliance to secure $3,000 to install a bottle filler at his school and distributed over 500 refillable bottles to promote reusable alternatives. On a district level, he is actively working with the Issaquah School District School Board to develop a sustainability policy and has received support letters from 5 city councils. Matthew has worked with the ISD Facilities team to optimize HVAC systems in 30 school buildings, reducing energy use intensity (EUI) by 20%. He also served as a data analyst in a $1 million federal grant proposal to fund the purchase of six electric school buses, analyzing average school bus route length and the amount of CO2 that will reduced by using electric school buses. Matthew has leveraged his position as Student Body President at Issaquah High to launch the ASB Student Government Sustainability Strategy at schools across Washington State. The ASB strategy includes four main areas: Electrification, Water Conservation, Zero Carbon Commuting, and Waste Reduction. These campaigns have successfully been implemented at over 7 schools and have significantly contributed to meeting each city’s sustainability goals.