Mobile Self-Storage Association Elects New Officers, Directors at 2010 Annual Business Meeting in Orlando

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Mobile Self-Storage Association (MS-SA) has elected new directors and officers during its 2010 Annual Business Meeting, which was held November 8 in Orlando during the trade association’s annual conference.

Three individuals were elected either to complete a partial term or re-elected to a new three-year term on the board:

• Robert Vespa, National Director, Residential Services, with Suddath Relocation Systems http://www.suddath.com), is the new MS-SA president. He has more that 15 years experience in the moving and storage business. He previously was with UniGroup Inc. (formerly Store and Move), and with PODS. He will complete a term expiring in 2012.
• Michael Ruge, owner of Eco Self Storage in British Columbia (http://www.ecoselfstorage.com) and a veteran of the storage business, was elected as a director. He is the first Canadian member to serve on the MS-SA board. He will complete a term expiring in 2012.
• Meisha Wilson, who completed an incomplete term on the board, was reelected for a three-year term as a director and as the board secretary. She is Vice President and Director of Marketing activities for Hide-Away Storage Services, LLC, in Sarasota, FL (http://www.hideawaystorage.com).

Two individuals continue on the board:

• Randy Weisman, president of Storage Banc in St. Louis (http://www.storagebanc.com) and one of the MS-SA’s founders, continues as a director.

• Nathan Petty, owner of Macho Mobile Storage in Dallas (http://www.machostorage.com) continues as a director and was elected board treasurer.

The MS-SA, founded in 2002, serves independently owned and operated mobile storage businesses with educational and other program, including an annual conference and exposition. The association, which hired a professional association management firm in 2008 to manage its headquarters operations, has mobile storage provider members and industry partner members in North America, Australia, and in Europe.