Team Members
 Wm.
Michael (Mike) Mikkelson, CCIM (President &
CEO) 
Mr. Mikkelson has had over 30 years of executive
experience in commercial real estate and the
development/operation of income-producing property.
A native of Oregon with a degree in Business
Administration from Linfield College (McMinnville,
OR), Mr. Mikkelson is a member of the Self Storage
Association and served as president of its Southeast
District in 1995. He earned his CCIM designation
in 1986 from the Commercial Investment Real
Estate Institute, and four years later served
as district vice president for Florida's CCIM
Chapter.
Prior to forming Liberty, he served as an apartment/investment
specialist with Coldwell Banker Real Estate
Services (Now CB Richard Ellis) in Orlando,
Florida and operated a mortgage company in Portland,
Oregon
William N. (Bill) Johnston (Chief Operating
Officer & CFO) 
As a growth specialist with more than 25 years
experience, Mr. Johnston brings extensive expertise
from multiple industries (including the development
of over 10 million square feet of industrial property)
to accelerate growth, optimize capital structure,
and ensure robust systems and risk management
controls are in place to maximize profitability.
Starting his career with Coopers & Lybrand
Information Technology practice as a financial
modeling specialist, Mr. Johnston subsequently
provided 20 years financial and operational executive
leadership to privately held and public high-growth
companies. His experience spans multiple sectors
including building materials, food trading, outsourcing,
logistics, enterprise software, consulting, and
hospitality. His accomplishments include raising
over $1 billion of growth capital, and growing
the North American subsidiary of a UK public company
(Tibbett & Britten) from a startup to over
11,000 employees handling $35 billion of goods
annually for market leaders such as Wal-Mart.
Mr. Johnston holds undergraduate degrees in Finance
and Systems from McGill University (Montreal,
Canada), a graduate degree in Public Accountancy
(McGill), Masters in Business Administration (Harvard
Business School) and professional designations
as Chartered Account (Canada) and Certified Public
Accountant (Illinois).
Adam Mikkelson (Area Manager)
Adam joined the company in 2005 after completing his undergraduate degree in Economics from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. He began his career at Liberty facilitating the rebranding of eight storage facilities and was accountable for the daily storage operations of our MyNeighborhoodStorageCenter portfolio which has now grown to ten stores. In 2006 he took on an additional role as the Pre-Opening Coordinator for our Value Place development projects. Currently, he serves as the Area Manager for many of our Florida Value Place properties. He is a licensed sales associate in the state of Florida and is pursuing his CCIM designation.
Matthew Downs (Area Manager)
Mr. Downs, a Birmingham, Alabama native, joined the Liberty team in January 2005 after graduating from Samford University in Birmingham where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Mr. Downs has had administrative experience in self-storage and is now actively involved in the daily commercial real estate operations. Mr. Downs has his Florida Real Estate License and is in pursuit of attaining the coveted CCIM designation.
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