Dean Jernigan; President and Chief Executive Officer
Dean Jernigan has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April 2006 and also has served as a member of our Board of Trustees since that time. From 2004 to April 2006, Mr. Jernigan served as President of Jernigan Property Group, LLC, a former Memphis-based company that owned and operated self storage facilities in the United States. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Jernigan was a private investor. From 1984 to 2002, he was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Storage USA, Inc., which was a publicly-traded self-storage REIT, from 1994 to 2002. Mr. Jernigan served as a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts’ Board of Governors from 1995 to 2002, and as a member of its Executive Committee from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Jernigan currently serves on the board of Thomas & Betts, Inc., a publicly-traded electrical components and equipment company.
Christopher P. Marr; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Christopher P. Marr has been Chief Financial Officer of the Company since June 2006 and Treasurer since August 2006. Mr. Marr was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Brandywine Realty Trust, a publicly-traded office REIT, from August 2002 to June 2006. Prior to joining Brandywine Realty Trust, Mr. Marr served as Chief Financial Officer of Storage USA, Inc., a publicly-traded self-storage REIT, from 1998 to 2002.
Kathleen A. Weigand; Executive Vice President and Secretary, General Counsel
Kathleen A. Weigand has served as Executive Vice President and Secretary since February 2006 and General Counsel since January 2006. Mrs. Weigand served as Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Eaton Corporation, a publicly-traded global manufacturing company, from 2003 to 2005, and as Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of TRW Inc., a publicly-traded space, defense, and automotive supply company, from 1999 to 2003. Mrs. Weigand is a Certified Public Accountant and formerly was an audit manager of KPMG.
Stephen R. Nichols; Senior Vice President, Operations
Stephen R. Nichols has served as Senior Vice President, Operations since July 2006. Mr. Nichols served as Vice President, Operations of Extra Space Storage Inc., a publicly-traded self-storage REIT, from July 2005 to July 2006. Mr. Nichols was employed by Storage USA, Inc., as Senior Vice President of Operations, from 1995 until its sale to Extra Space in 2005.
Timothy M. Martin; Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Timothy M. Martin has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since December 2006.He previously was employed by Brandywine Realty Trust from 1997 to December 2006, serving as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer from January 2006 to December 2006, as Brandywine’s Principal Financial Officer from May 2006 to December 2006, as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer from March 2004 to December 2005, and as Director, Financial Analysis from 2001 to March 2004. Prior to joining Brandywine, Mr. Martin served as a member of the audit staff of Arthur Andersen, LLP’s Philadelphia office, specializing in real estate.