Tammy Fischer

Tamara Fischer

Independent Director

Tamara D. Fischer has served as one of our directors since March 2023. Ms. Fischer also currently serves as Executive Chair of National Storage Affiliates Trust, a publicly listed REIT (NYSE: NSA), since April 2, 2023, and prior to that was Chief Executive officer since January 2020 and as its President since July 1, 2018. From its inception in 2013 to January 1, 2020, Ms. Fischer served as chief financial officer of National Storage Affiliates Trust. Prior to this role, from 2004 to 2008, Ms. Fischer served as the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Vintage Wine Trust, Inc., a triple net lease REIT focused on real estate assets related to the U.S. domestic wine industry. From 1993 to 2003, Ms. Fischer served as the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Chateau Communities, Inc., one of the largest REITs in the manufactured home community sector. Ms. Fischer serves on the Executive Board of NAREIT, the board of directors of Mid-America Apartment Communities, a publicly traded REIT, and the board of directors of the Self Storage Association, where she previously served as Chair. In addition, Ms. Fischer served on the board of directors and audit committee of Duke Realty Corporation from 2020 to 2022. Ms. Fischer graduated with honors from Case Western Reserve University.