FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SSA Promotes Timothy J. Dietz to Chief Operating Officer
Alexandria, VA - Self Storage Association (SSA) President & CEO Michael T.Scanlon, Jr., today announced that Sr. VP of Government Relations Timothy J. Dietz, CAE, has been promoted to the position of chief operating officer (COO) effective immediately. Scanlon said Dietz will take on additional executive responsibilities while continuing to manage advocacy duties for the SSA and its 5,500 members throughout 2015.
Scanlon, who previously announced his intent to retire this September, said the organizational adjustments will ensure continuity of administrative coordination during the transition process. Dietz joined the organization in 2004 and has filled various executive functions, most recently overseeing lobbying activities nationwide that have significantly improved the business arena for the 48,000-plus property real estate sector.
"I have had the opportunity to work with Tim Dietz for many years, and as I look toward retirement this fall, I know for sure that he is prepared to take on additional responsibilities that will take the SSA to the next level," said Scanlon. "As COO, Tim will become more involved in the Association's decision-making process and interactions with the board of directors. He has done great work in managing our communications activities - including the development of SSA Globe magazine into the largest-circulation publication in the self storage industry - and leading our many lobbying successes in states throughout the country."
Prior to joining SSA, Dietz held government relations and communications roles for various nationally-focused organizations, including chief lobbyist for MACTEC, Inc., a Colorado-based environmental remediation government contractor; and management of investor relations for Alexandria, Virginia-based Metrocall, Inc. In 2011 the George Mason University graduate completed his Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation through ASAE, the Center for Association Leadership, which is based in Washington, D.C.
"Over the past decade, Mike Scanlon has overseen tremendous progress in the development of the national Self Storage Association (SSA), an organization that represents a still-young yet robust real estate segment," said Dietz. "Under his leadership, this organization has consistently provided improved benefits and important representation for self storage owner/operators. I look forward to working closely with Mike and the entire SSA team as we continue to provide our members with a superb association experience."
Follow Tim Dietz throughout the year on Twitter at @SSA_TDietz and feel free to email him at tdietz@selfstorage.org.
About the Self Storage Association (SSA)
The Self Storage Association (SSA) is the only national not-for-profit trade organization for the industry and the registered lobbying organization before the U.S. Congress and federal agencies. SSA is official voice of the $24 billion (revenues) self storage industry that currently numbers 48,500 self storage facilities nationwide. The SSA directly represents some 5,500 direct and indirect member companies that own and operate some 22,000 self storage facilities throughout the United States. The SSA is affiliated with more than thirty (38) state and regional associations in the U.S. and several international associations representing Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, Latin America and South America. SSA members range from individual facility owner-operators to multiple-facility companies, to vendors, to large publicly traded firms and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).
SSA was founded in 1975 and is incorporated in the State of Virginia as a (501-c-6) not-for-profit corporation; headquarters offices are located in Alexandria, VA. For more information about the national Self Storage Association, please visit our website at selfstorage.org
