Ashley Fisher

Senior project manager

Ashley Fisher is a Senior Project Manager at Drenner Group.  She has served in public policy and planning roles, including as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Austin Mayor’s office and a policy advisor to multiple Austin City Council Members. She has also taught at the University of Texas at Austin in the Community and Regional Planning Graduate program. Ashley is currently on the Board of The Trail Conservancy and has served in a variety of community roles with Austin ISD, the Mueller neighborhood, and the City of Austin. Ashley excels in quick understanding and communication of complex issues, navigating between various diverse groups, foreseeing and solving problems,  and staying calm in chaos. Ashley has lived in Austin since 2000, after coming here to study at the University of Texas for undergraduate and graduate degrees. She lives in Mueller with her spouse, Grant, and two daughters.  Ashley enjoys running, reading, and playing basketball. 

Experience

• Senior Project Manager, Drenner Group
• Senior Policy Advisor to Mayor and multiple Council Members, City of Austin
• Adjunct Faculty at the University of Texas at Austin Community and Regional Planning graduate program 
• Public Policy Consultant 
• Senior Planner, City of Austin
• Planner for CAPCOG
• Director, Business Retention at the Austin Chamber of Commerce 

Professional Certification and Affiliations

• Certified through the American Institute of Certified Planners, 2012
• The Trail Conservancy, Board Member 2023 – present 

Professional Recognition or Honors

• Leadership Austin, Emerge Class, 2011
• Distinguished Service Award, City of Austin 

Education

• Master of Science, Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture
• Bachelor of Science, Geography, University of Texas at Austin