Oakland Town Council
Next Council Meeting
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2026, 6:00 P.M.
Council meeting to begin at 6:00 P.M. All meetings to take place at the Fire Station unless otherwise noted on the agenda.
Council Members
Mike and wife Kelly have resided in Oakland since 1986. They’ve raised two children, Chris and Gabrielle, and have three grandchildren. Chris and his wife Sam are also Oakland residents with their two daughters. Gabrielle and her husband Jordan live in Buxton with their son.
Mike has served on the Oakland Town Council since 2007. Mike has also been a school bus driver for RSU 18 since 2004. Mike currently owns and operates KMD Driving School, Perks Auto, and KMD Motorcycle for the past 23 years.
In Mike’s earlier years he served 4 years in United States Air Force, was a Police Officer for 34 years, served in the Maine State House of Representatives 2016- 2022 and most recently has joined the Kennebec County Budget & Advisory committee 2023-present.
Mike has spear headed one of the largest community efforts for the past 20 years, the Community Thanksgiving Day Meal which is held at Messalonskee High School.
Mike enjoys spending time with my family and being involved in community events. He also enjoys speaking with our residents to hear any ideas or concerns that they may have.
Dana is an Oakland native and a 1959 graduate of Williams High School and a graduate of Southern Maine Technical College. He has retired from Central Maine Power Company after 37 years in the Sub-stations department.
He has served on the Budget and Advisory Committee for over 20 years and as chairman for many of them. He has served on the Town Council since being elected in 2006. He is active in many bodies of Masonry and a 55 year member of Messalonskee Lodge, serving as Master for 3 years and has been the secretary since 2005. He is the President of the Oakland Masonic Association. He has worked on the Oakland Alumni Association for many years and has been the President for 15 years.
Dana represents Oakland on the Board of Directors of the Kennebec Valley Council of Government, on the Board of Directors of the Municipal Review Committee, on the Board of Directors of the Spirit of America Committee and is a member of the transfer station steering committee.
Bob Nutting was born and raised in Skowhegan. He graduated from Skowhegan High School and then from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston with a B.S. degree.
He is a licensed pharmacist and has worked in a number of retail and hospital pharmacies. Most notably, he owned and operated True’s Pharmacy in Oakland from 1972 to 2003. He served on the Oakland Town Council from 1977 to 1988. He was elected for eight two year terms to the Maine House of Representatives representing Oakland and Sidney. In 2010 he was elected by the House of Representatives to be Maine’s 100th Speaker of the House.
He and his wife, the former Wendy Libby of Freeport, were married in 1968 and have three children, Cheri, Christine, and Steve. They have five grandchildren.
Su and her husband Jeff blended their families, and between them they have raised four adult daughters, and enjoy now three grandchildren. Su was raised in a military family, having lived many places; they followed in the footsteps of Jeff’s grandparents, and decided to call Oakland home in 2015.
Su is the Managing Partner for a local Title Company here in Central Maine, with a tenure in the real estate industry that spans decades. She enjoys her profession and the opportunity it provides to partner with other local professionals in service of homeowners in our beautiful state.
She has served the Town of Oakland as an elected member of the Budget & Advisory Board. In addition, she has volunteered on several other boards for charitable organizations, a financial institution, and has participated in several charitable projects in support of local families.
Su enjoys exploring our state, walking their dog, cooking, reading, watching sports, gardening and golfing. They frequent many of Oakland’s local businesses, attend church in town, and are delighted to be a part of this community.
A lifelong resident of Oakland and Messalonskee Graduate, Kelly prides herself on all things Oakland!
Kelly is married to Gerald Roderick, and they have a daughter, Samantha.
Kelly has served the citizens of Oakland on the Historical Society, as a board member of both the SAD 47 and RSU 18 school boards, the Comprehensive Planning Committee, the Budget and Advisory Committee, and the Flower Ladies. She is also currently the chair of the Memorial Hall Preservation Committee and the Oakland Alumni Association.
Kelly enjoys time with family, Oakland history, and walking with her dogs! She worked 30 years in Public Safety Education/Administration and now works at the Colby Museum of Art.