Sector: Real Estate
Director information for NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST (data for year 2025)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlen D. Nordhagen | Vice Chairperson | 68 | ["Masters of business administration, with high distinction, Harvard University", "Bachelor of science, chemical engineering, summa cum laude, University of North Dakota", "Over 30 years of experience in the self storage sector; grew SecurCare to over 150 self storage properties", "Extensive real estate investment, operations, financial and REIT industry expertise"] | ["finance committee"] | 2025 |
| Chad L. Meisinger | Founder & CEO | 57 | ["Founder & CEO of Over The Top (OTT) Marketing", "Founder, President & CEO of IP Dynamx", "Developed more than 40 chiropractic clinics for The Joint Corp.", "Head of affiliate sales and marketing for Google Radio", "Co-founder, Chairman & CEO of First MediaWorks", "Co-founded Thinique Medical Weight Loss", "Co-founder, CEO and board trustee of First Internet Franchise Corporation"] | [] | 2025 |
| Charles F. Wu | Executive Fellow at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business | 67 | ["Executive Fellow at Harvard University\u2019s Graduate School of Business", "Co-founder and Managing Director of BayNorth Capital", "Co-founder and Managing Director of Charlesbank Capital Partners", "Managing Director of Harvard Private Capital Group", "Managing Director at Aldrich Eastman & Waltch", "Worked at Morgan Stanley in their corporate finance department", "Masters of business administration, with distinction, Harvard University", "Bachelor of arts, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard University", "Extensive real estate and private equity investment, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions expertise"] | [] | 2025 |
| David G. Cramer | CEO | 60 | ["Over 25 years of experience in the self storage sector", "Extensive real estate investment, acquisitions, operations and digital marketing expertise"] | ["PRO Advisory Committee", "Technology and Best Practices Group"] | 2025 |
| Dominic M. Palazzo | Chairperson of Audit Committee | 69 | ["Bachelor of science, accounting, DePaul University", "Over 35 years of combined experience in public accounting and industry", "Extensive real estate public accounting experience"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2025 |
| Lisa R. Cohn | President & General Counsel | 56 | ["Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, Harvard Law School", "Bachelor's degree, public policy, with honors and distinction, Stanford University", "Extensive legal expertise and experience with REITs, corporate governance, business operations and strategy"] | ["Finance and Investment Committee"] | 2025 |
| Michael J. Schall | President & CEO | 67 | ["Bachelor of science, University of San Francisco", "Certified public accountant (inactive)", "Extensive REIT, finance, business operations and strategy expertise"] | ["compensation committee", "nominating and corporate governance committee", "Audit Committee", "CNCG Committee"] | 2025 |
| Paul W. Hylbert, Jr. | Chairman of Kodiak Building Partners, LLC | 80 | ["Masters of business administration, University of Michigan", "Bachelor of arts, Denison University", "Extensive experience in acquisitions and 'roll-up' transactions", "Over 40 years of experience as an officer or director of numerous companies"] | ["Lead independent trustee at NSA"] | 2025 |
| Steven G. Osgood | CEO of Square Foot Companies, LLC | 68 | ["Former certified public accountant", "Masters of business administration, University of San Diego", "Bachelor of science, Miami University", "Extensive self storage, real estate, finance, and public company expertise"] | ["Finance Committee", "Audit Committee", "Compensation Committee"] | 2025 |
| Tamara D. Fischer | Executive Chairperson | 69 | ["Certified public accountant (inactive)", "Bachelor of arts, business administration, Case Western Reserve University", "Financial expertise and extensive experience with self storage, real estate investments and the REIT industry"] | ["audit committee", "real estate investment committee"] | 2025 |
| Warren W. Allan | Co-owner and co-founder | 67 | ["Extensive real estate, self storage and financial experience", "Prior roles at Optivest include President", "Operations Director of a large, regional self storage operator"] | ["NSA's PRO Advisory Committee", "Audit Committee"] | 2025 |
