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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
You are here : About / Contact SSA  >  Board of Directors

Self Storage Association Board of Directors

(Not pictured: Jenny Bortman and Aaron Eldridge)

 

The SSA is governed by an elected Board of Directors of 12 persons as well as four ex-officio seats including the President and CEO and Chief Legal Officer. The SSA Board of Directors is comprised of duly-elected industry leaders from all of SSA's various constituencies including conected associations, member companies of all sizes as well as vendor firms. The Board meets throughout the year and the Executive Committee meets more frequently, as needed.

 

 

Brian Cohen

Chair
Andover Properties LLC
215 East 58th Street, Suite 4C
New York, NY 10022

 

 

 

Aaron Eldridge

Vice Chair
Stor All Self Storage
253 Womstead Drive
Grayson, Kentucky 41143

 

 

 

Adam Mikkelson

Treasurer
Liberty Investment Properties
824 Highland Ave.
Orlando, FL 32803

 

 

 

Noah Mehrkam

Secretary
Self Storage Plus
PO Box 25523
Washington, DC 20027

 

 

 

Wes Carter

Immediate Past Chair
Morningstar Properties, Inc.
725 Park Center Drive
Matthews, NC 28105

 

 

 

Pedro Florida

National Director
Kobre Companies
222 N. Pacific Coast Hwy., Suite 1900
El Segundo, CA 90245

 

 

 

Chuck Gordon

National Director
Storable
11000 N Mopac Expy., #300
Austin, TX 78759

 

 

 

Shawn Hill

National Director
The BSC Group, LLC
1401 Branding Ave., Suite 242
Downers Grove, IL 60515

 

 

 

 

Tracy Sells

National Director
Harbor Storage Group
9916 Dickens Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814

 

 

 

Tim Springer

National Director
AVAD Capital
8350 N. Central Expressway, Suite 430
Dallas, TX 75206

 

 

 

Eric Bishop-Berry

National Director / Public Company Representative
Extra Space Storage
2795 East Cottonwood Pkwy., Suite 400
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
 

 

 

 

Jenny Bortman

Emerging Leader Seat – Ex-Officio
Universal Insurance Programs
1220 E. Osborn Road
Phoenix, AZ 85014

 

 

 

Jeff Foster

National Director / Public Company Representative
CubeSmart
5 Old Lancaster Avenue
Malvern, PA 19355

 

 

 

Ken Nitzberg

Veteran / Emeritus Seat – Ex-Officio
Devon Self Storage
2000 Powell Street, Suite 1240
Emeryville, CA 94608

 

 

 

Timothy J. Dietz

President & CEO - Ex-Officio
Self Storage Association
1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 505
Alexandria, VA 22314

 

 

 

 Joe Doherty

Board Secretary / EVP, Chief Legal Officer - Ex-Officio
Self Storage Association
1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 505
Alexandria, VA 22314

 

 

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