Committees and Task Forces

Each year we seek members who are eager to contribute to planning education and events, as well as supporting other association initiatives. Committee and Task Force members meet throughout the year to collaborate and provide direction to the board and staff liaisons. If you have ideas and are passionate about enhancing the association, we would love see your volunteer interest submission. Members are encouraged to sign up for roles that meet their interests. We will contact you to share more about the role and the time commitments, which are usually a few discussions throughout the year. Call us at (512) 374-9089 if you have any questions.  


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COMMITTEES

A committee is a group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group.

Charitable Fundraising Committee

Chair: Doug Hunt, Owner's Management Company
VICE-CHAIR: DINA GARCIA, SUPERIOR METAL SERVICES
Staff liaison:  KRISTY SPURR, Executive Director

Plans strategies and methods for generating as much money as possible for TSSA’s annual charitable fundraising for the Shriners Children's--Texas. Committee members solicit donations of items and find ways to encourage members to support the cause.

Conference EDUCATION & PROGRAMMING Committee

chair: VIANNEY JASIK, TRUSTED SELF STORAGE PROFESSIONALS

Staff liaison: Meaghan Rhame, Director of Education & Events

With a primary focus of increasing attendance and offering quality educational choices, this group makes recommendations to the board and staff regarding session topics and speakers.

Education Committee 

Chair: CLAYTON SMITH, NEST STORAGE/OSPREY COMPANIES 
Staff liaison: Meaghan Rhame, Director of Education & Events

Makes recommendations to the board regarding new and existing education programs for the Association. Makes recommendations for changes in TSSA-sponsored education after reviewing feedback from attendees. Develops new coursework and curricula as needed. Creates the vision regarding the number and type of seminars or other educational offerings to help establish the annual calendar of educational events. 

Publications Committee 

Chair: MICHAEL MEYLOR, NEUTRON CORPORATION
Staff Liaison: MALLORY SCOTT, MARKETING & MEDIA MANAGER

Makes recommendations to the Board with feedback from the TSSA staff for changes to printed and electronic publication formats; helps determine editorial calendar and content; helps solicit or contribute articles. Will also help direct TSSA in communicating the value proposition of membership. Occasionally reviews TSSA's magazine, website, blog posts and/or other publications/communication items and provides feedback.

TASK FORCES

Task forces focus on achieving shorter-term goals or projects and typically wrap up with the project.

Bylaws Revisions

Chair: JEANNE DUBE, SOLID GROUND STORAGE

Staff liaison: KRISTY SPURR, Executive Director

This task force will dig into the governing documents for the Association and draft/recommend revisions to the board of directors as necessary. The TSSA Bylaws are available for review here.

Government Affairs/Legislative Actions

Co-chairs: Robert Loeb, SurePoint Self Storage and Amy Nolan, The Storage Place
Staff liaison: KRISTY SPURR, Executive Director

The Government Affairs/Legislative Actions task force works with TSSA's lobbying team to read and give feedback on all filed legislation flagged as potentially impacting the self-storage industry. Task force members may also be asked to interact directly with legislators or to testify at a committee hearing. Volunteers for this exclusive committee must be widely available and able to respond quickly based on activity occurring at the Capitol.

Large Operators Training

Chair: CLINT WYNN, SUREPOINT SELF STORAGE

Staff liaison: Meaghan Rhame, Director of Education & Events

After discussion and assessment, this group recommends the educational offerings at the Executive Retreat and the annual conference education geared toward larger self-storage operators. Typically, the task force members are all larger operators.

NEW! Micro-Volunteer Opportunities Available

TSSA is now offering options for members who cannot commit an entire year of volunteering, but is willing to provide thoughts, feedback and in-person event support on a smaller scale. In the volunteer form, express your interest in micro-volunteer opportunities and share in the comments what you may be willing to do. Do you utilize an association resource and are willing to provide feedback to continue to improve association efforts? Will you be attending an event and willing to support staff while there? Share your interest and we will reach out to you.