City Manager Megan O’Callaghan is the chief administrative and law enforcement officer of the City of Dublin, responsible to City Council for the day-to-day operations for the City. Other responsibilities include advising Council regarding the financial status and future needs of the City, reporting to Council on the general operating of City departments, divisions, offices, boards, commissions, bureaus and agencies, as well as exercising leadership in the development of City projects.
About Megan O’Callaghan
Megan O’Callaghan is Dublin’s sixth city manager, a role she assumed on October 1, 2022. O’Callaghan has been serving the City of Dublin since 2014, when she was hired as the City’s Public Service Director.
Prior to her appointment to city manager, she served as the City’s deputy city manager/chief finance and development officer, deputy city manager/chief operating officer and director of public works. During her time in those roles, she oversaw nearly all of the City’s departments and divisions including Engineering, Street & Utilities Operations, Fleet & Facilities Management, Parks and Recreation, and Asset Management. O’Callaghan was responsible for planning and executing the City’s Capital Improvements Program, which included many highlights such as her passionate involvement, oversight and project management of the Dublin Link pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Scioto River. She also formulated and executed strategic plans in areas including Finance, Economic Development, Planning, and Transportation & Mobility, a new division she created in 2020 to advance the City’s Connected Dublin initiatives and align them with the transportation management strategies.
Before joining the Dublin team, O’Callaghan worked at the City of Columbus and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). She is a graduate of The Ohio State University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree. She attended Capital University Law School, where she earned her juris doctorate and graduated magna cum laude.
Megan is a member of the American Public Works Association and serves on the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering Advisory Board at The Ohio State University. In November 2019. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed Megan to the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors. She has earned numerous awards throughout her career, including being named Engineer of the Year by the Central Ohio Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2021.
In the community, O’Callaghan fosters rich professional relationships with many City of Dublin partners including Franklin, Union and Delaware Counties, ODOT and the City of Columbus. She is Vice President of the Northwest 33 Council of Governments, a member of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) and serves on the Dublin Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees and the Dublin City Schools Business Advisory Council.
