Greg Goheen
425.203.5267 x3559
ggoheen@publicstorage.com

Greg Goheen started his career in the storage industry in 1997 with Shurgard Storage as a Store Manager, working his way up in the company managing multiple locations in the downtown Seattle and Bellevue area.  In 2002, Greg became District Manager for the Portland market, responsible for up to 17 locations.  During this time, he participated in the acquisition, development and rental of both new acquisitions and redevelopments of existing locations

In 2006, he  joined Public Storage where his knowledge of the industry and expertise has moved him to Senior District Manager in the Portland Market, to Regional Vice President overseeing Portland, Portland Metro area SW Washington, and expanded to Salt Lake City. Soon thereafter, Public Storage picked up 11 locations in Hawaii generating $25 million in revenue annually.

In 2014, Greg returned to his home in Seattle where he is currently a Senior Vice President for Public Storage.   His responsibilities include oversight of 390 locations in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho and Hawaii.  His team is comprised of over 600 field employees, 45 Senior Managers and an area yielding the some of the highest revenue in the company.  Greg is a graduate of Western Washington University with a B.A. in Classical Studies

Kari Kaltenborn

360.900.6110

kari@ranchostoragecenter.com

Kari is currently the president of family-owned Rancho Storage Center, headquartered in Manchester, Washington.  The company owns and operates four self-storage facilities, in Silverdale, Kennewick and Richland, Washington.  She oversees all acquisition and development activity.  She also oversees the creation and implementation of company operational plans including recruitment and training of employees, property management, property leasing and goals, marketing, HR, customer service and annual budgets. 

Kari comes from a background in self-storage operations as her family has been involved in self-storage as owners/operators for over thirty years.

Kari currently serves on the Education Committee for the National Self Storage Association and is an active member of the Washington Self Storage Association.  Since moving to Manchester, Kari was appointed as a planning commissioner for South Kitsap County in December of 2020.  She is also involved with the Mathis Guild, a group founded in 1962 that raises money to support program sand equipment at Harrison Medical Center in Silverdale, WA.

Gary Kelley - CIC 
425.442.1623 
gary@riceinsurance.com

Gary is Partner/Managing Agent of Rice Insurance LLC. An innovate and fast growing Northwest insurance brokerage, specializing in multiple lines of business to offer a comprehensive, well rounded insurance portfolio as well as invaluable knowledge and customer service to meet all of your insurance needs. Rice insurance is licensed in 48 of the 50 states offering the ability to serve clients countrywide. Specializing in risk management consulting for the self-storage industry, Gary brings 10+ years of insurance experience with a unique perspective of the insurance industry due to his years as a commercial underwriter with Travelers Insurance.  At Travelers, his main focus was on property analysis and risk reduction, working closely with business owners and insurance agents to find ways to mitigate the risks and exposures commonly associated with the storage industry.

 At Rice Insurance,  Gary has quickly advanced, a key player in the opening of Rice Insurance’s first satellite office in Kent, WA. His management expertise and entrepreneurial thinking created a seam-less transition giving Rice Insurance a much broader stamp in the marketplace. He regularly attends and participates at the state association convention and the national associations shows ensuring he is ahead of the game regarding ever evolving changes within the self-storage industry. This knowledge contributes to his success at staying on top of the insurance needs in this specialized industry. Gary often partners with insurance companies regarding  self-storage programs to develop better products, always dedicated to enhancing the insurance offering to the business owner/operators.

Gary went to Gonzaga University where he obtained a degree in Business Administration with concentrations in finance and marketing.

Ryan Layton

509.435.2424

rlayton@areanw.com

Ryan is current CEO and President of Storage Solutions and American Real Estate Associates, Inc. Real Estate specialties are in Self Storage land development, self-storage brokerage and self-storage site feasibility and consulting. 

A Spokane native and University of Washington graduate, Ryan started his Commercial Real Estate career in 2003.  Over the past 19 years, he has assisted many of the region’s largest Self-Storage Buyers and Developers in purchasing and selling of properties. Not only does he have extensive experience in helping investors, he also has first-hand knowledge as a Self-Storage owner/investor himself.  As CEO of Storage Solutions, Ryan oversees new development, expansion, new construction, and operations. Ryan has been an advocate for local eastern Washington self-storage operators connecting them with both local and national vendors, builders, and management companies. 

In addition to raising 3 boys with his lovely wife Erica, Ryan spends his limited spare time golfing, skiing, entertaining friends & enjoying the PNW outdoors   Ryan is currently an assistant wrestling coach at Ferris High School.

Bill McKay graduated from college with a degree in Farm Crops Management, and built a large family dairy herd which he sold in 1992.  Bill has served as the youngest dairyman appointed by the Idaho Governor to the Idaho Dairy Products Commission. While dairy farming, he enrolled in Boise State University and received his accounting degree, entering into banking and finance where he has worked since 1993.  

He began the first phase of the 27th Ave Self Storage in Kennewick, WA in 2004, opening soon thereafter. The facility has grown from 28,000 sq. ft. to 65,000 sq ft with some climate controlled area.  He has served on several boards and many organizations in the Tri-Cities are. Bill has extensive experience serving on a variety of non-profit boards in the Tri-City’s area.

Since 2006, Jeff Oldright has led Daffodil Storage from a single facility operation to a ten facility portfolio consisting of both owned and third party-managed assets throughout the Pierce county and South King county area. With a strong passion for technology and website integrations, Jeff has a wealth of experience in leveraging innovation to improve customer service delivery, raise occupancies, and have a positive effect on cash flows. This has been vital in allowing his organization to grow during challenging economic times and a changing business culture. While being grounded in day-to-day operations, he spends a significant amount of time focusing on future facilities in various stages of development. Jeff lives in Puyallup, Washington where he is active in his church and enjoys spending time with his wife and son.

Lynn is President and owner of Sound Storage Management, Inc. and has been involved in the self-storage industry for almost 30 years, predominantly in the Puget Sound Area.  She is "just" a board member now but has served all executive positions in the past.  In fact, she was part of the Ad Hoc group that created and evolved into the Washington State Storage Association (WA-SSA).

Originally, Lynn worked for Dean Nichols and Associates (which became Sound Storage Management) as an operations manager in the early 1990s.  After a few years she started her own business managing self-storage properties, both locally and as far away as Kansas City and Lincoln, Nebraska.  During that time Lynn also developed a records management and storage company, which she subsequently sold to a national company, Iron Mountain. 

Ultimately she purchased Sound Storage Management from Dean Nichols and has been operating that business for 20 years.  In addition to full-service facility management, Sound Storage Management provides consulting, feasibility studies, personnel services and third-party audits.

As President and Owner of The H.O. Seiffert Company, Pat heads a four generation family business operated continuously in Everett since 1901. With its roots in the lumber business, the company first ventured into storage in 1987 developing its first storage facility. Subsequently, the company purchased a nearby storage competitor in 2002 and seeing additional market capacity identified, purchased and converted a vacant distribution warehouse into its third Everett Downtown Storage location in 2008. The company manages its self-storage properties. Pat has also been responsible for all acquisition, development, disposition, and financing activities of the company and its other Commercial, Office, Multifamily and Self-Storage assets.  

A graduate of Eastern Washington University with a BA in Business Administration, Pat previously worked in sales and management for an international construction hardware company. Pat is married with three sons and is active in his community as a member of the Everett Rotary Club, Snohomish County Football Officials Association, Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County and serves on the Board of local private high school. 

In 2009, Pat was honored as Young Professional of Year by Everett Chamber of Commerce and in 2013 his company was the SBA Washington State family-owned Business of the Year.