Meet Your Neighbor

Meet the Gieslers! Keith and Emily built their home on Yellow Finch Way in 2018. They welcomed their daughter, Charlotte, in 2020 and, almost exactly four years later, their son, Owen! Rounding out the family are their two friendly pups, Duke and George.

The couple first met while living in the Harrison West neighborhood and married in 2017. When planning for their future home, they wanted to stay close to the city and highways for easy commutes to work and family. Keith works for M/I Homes, and when they learned about the Minerva Park community, they knew it was the perfect fit. The Gieslers enjoy walking the neighborhood paths with their dogs, taking family bike rides, attending Arts in the Park, and shopping the annual Garage Sale weekend!

Emily is originally from Westerville but moved with her family to Dayton, where she grew up. She studied at Miami University before earning her D.O. at Ohio University. She later moved to Columbus for her residency and has been a Family Medicine Hospitalist at Grant Hospital for more than eight years.

Keith is originally from the Toledo area and graduated from Bowling Green State University. He moved to Columbus after college and has been with M/I Homes for over 12 years, where he currently serves as VP of Mortgage Process Management in the lending division.

The Gieslers love staying active and spending time outdoors. Keith is an avid golfer and has played at the Minerva Park golf course. Now, the family is members of Medallion Country Club, where they also enjoy swimming. Traveling is another favorite pastime—they’ve explored Barcelona on their honeymoon as well as Ireland, Italy, and most recently, Portugal with Charlotte. Keith and Emily first met on a friend’s camping trip, and they look forward to making camping a tradition with Charlotte and Owen as they share their love of adventure!

Fun facts:

• Emily had just moved to Columbus for her residency when she and Keith met through mutual friends. On their first date, Keith walked to pick her up after realizing they only lived a couple of blocks apart!

• Keith and a friend played at the Minerva Park Golf Course on what turned out to be the last day it was open! Unaware it was closing for development and, at the time, had no idea he would live on the course. 

• Emily grew up riding horses and recently retook classes to learn to jump!

• The couple enjoys date nights exploring new and old favorite restaurants downtown. Some recent favorites are Basi in Italian Village and Cento in German Village.  

• The family enjoys living in Minerva Park so much, they encouraged Emily’s brother to move in a few years ago! Now they’re working to bring her sister and family back to Westerville and be part of the village too!

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