Nancy Day-Achauer

As a councilmember, Nancy Day-Achauer (pronounced “DAY-AWK-our”) looks to use her experience addressing human service needs on the Westside to work for all of Columbus, improving the quality of life and access to services for residents in every corner of the city.

Councilmember Day-Achauer chairs the Neighborhoods, Recreation, and Parks committee and vice chairs the Public Service and Transportation committee. As chair, she champions the important work of the Recreation and Parks department and has advocated for the expansion of the Center Without Walls program, which provides recreational programming to neighborhoods without community centers. In 2024 she secured funding to launch the “Getting Grant Ready Academy”, providing resources and training to a cohort of small nonprofits, assisting them in locating and applying for critical grant funding. As the wife, daughter, and granddaughter of veterans, she is also proud to serve as the Veteran Affairs chair for City Council, organizing first-time initiatives such as the Veterans Appreciation Dinner and the Veterans Day Softball Game.

During her time as an ordained minister in central Ohio, her involvement with multiple local organizations and boards, such as the Westside Area Commission, she grew her commitment to community revitalization and public well-being through service and advocacy. Day-Achauer has particularly focused her work on helping the vulnerable members of her community, helping found programs like Ville on the Hill and Jordan’s Crossing Resource Center to help seniors and the homeless respectively. Her work on the boards for Homes on the Hill and the Prevention Action Alliance has allowed her to engage in addressing issues like housing affordability and the opioid epidemic.

She grew up in the small town of Nevada City, California, where her parents instilled in her a strong sense of responsibility and exemplified active participation in the community. After high school, Day-Achauer attended night classes to earn her degree in Business Management, all while simultaneously raising her child on her own and working full-time. In 2005, she moved to Ohio to earn a Master of Divinity at the Methodist Theological School.

Day-Achauer and her husband Jeff live in Northwest Columbus with their dog, Arnie. They also have one daughter and two grandchildren.