Peter Spickenagel Elected Chairman & President of SSAM

Peter Spickenagel, CEO of Citizen Storage Management, was elected as chairman and president of the Self Storage Association of Michigan (SSAM) on Aug. 16, 2023, along with six SSAM board members for the 2023 to 2024 term. 

Spickenagel has overseen operations for more than 95 storage facilities across the U.S. totaling 5.3 million rentable square feet and 40,000-plus units. He is a frequent speaker at national conferences, providing advice on revenue management, operational best practices, creative marketing, and the latest technology trends.

The other SSAM Board of Directors are Chad Lundberg, managing partner at The Storage Group as vice president; Adam Pogoda, president of Pogoda Companies as treasurer/secretary; Theresa Gallas, director of corporate business development at Janus International as board member; Rebecca Ward, regional manager and director of development as Secure Storage as board member; Jonathan Gilmore, owner/operator of U-Haul of Northern Michigan as board member; and Jessica Johnson, vice president of the Storage Business Owners Alliance as board member. This will be Spickenagel’s second term.