Tom Nicholson III joined his father in the self storage business in 1979 after earning a BLA, four way degree in Business, English, Biology and Psychology from Roanoke College. Tom has been active in the development, construction and management of self storage facilities since that time.
Christie Nicholson graduated Cum Laude from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She has over thirty years’ accounting experience. Christie has worked for The Nicholson Companies, Inc. on and off since 1995. Christie Nicholson serves as Vice-President and Secretary of The Nicholson AAAA Charitable Foundation. Christie’s work with NACF allowed a partnership with ForKids and a mentorship program was created in 2019. The program currently serves eleven children. Christie has been a Norfolk CASA for two years and is currently on the audit committee for the Virginia Opera, the audit and finance committee of the Foodbank SEVA and is serving on the Board of Foodbank SEVA.
Kelley began her career with The Nicholson Companies in 2006 as a Store Manager. She held several supportive positions including Trainer and Auctioneer before being promoted to Operations Specialist in 2009. Kelley continued to advance as a District Manager in 2013 and was promoted to Director of Storage Operations in 2019.
Scott Styer joined The Nicholson Companies in 2009 after overseeing a Top 25 Self Storage Operator in Northeast Florida for more than 8 years. Scott is a graduate of Lanier Technical College in Atlanta GA and oversees the Marketing and Technology departments.
Ashley joined the Company in 2011 as Facility Manager bringing over 5 years of sales and property management experience with her. She was then promoted to Operations Specialist in 2014 and later transitioned to a corporate office role supervising our Storage and Moving Sales Center. As the company began its transition to using Salesforce, Ashley took on the role of NOA Administrator in June 2016. She has since taken on the full time role of developing NOA, our storage intelligence suite built on Salesforce.
Melinda began her career at The Nicholson Companies as a part-time administrative assistant while still in high school. Over the years, her dedication and growth within the company led to a promotion to bookkeeper in 2018 and subsequently to Assistant Controller in 2022. Melinda holds an Associate's Degree in accounting and is committed to staying current with the ever-evolving world of accounting practices. Her experience, combined with her continuous pursuit of knowledge, enables her to contribute to the company's financial operations with expertise and precision.
Ed joined The Nicholson Companies in 2015 and learned the industry as a facility manager. Moving through several roles in the operations department, he gained a large working knowledge of self-storage management. In late 2019 Edward was ready for a new challenge and joined the Business Development department to focus on brokerage and third-party management. Having being involved in every aspect of self-storage Edward is prepared to not only provide brokerage services, but also to serve in an advisory capacity for any needs potential clients may have.
Camille started her career with The Nicholson Companies in 2015 as a Store Manager. In 2016 she was awarded Manager of the Year and went on to hold other positions in the company over the years as a Certified Auctioneer, Trainer and Mentor. In 2022, Camille was promoted to Hub Manager to remotely manage 5 locations and assisted in pioneering the Hub operations department. Camille joined the Business Development team in 2024.
John Kish joined The Nicholson Companies having 25 years of sales and management experience in the truck rental and storage industries. After joining the team in June 2016, John was promoted to District Manager in February 2017. John graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Originally hired in August 2011, His first position was mowing lawns for the facilities. A year later he was promoted to Assistant Manager on Sewells Points Rd. until being promoted to Store Manager for the Lowery Rd property, a position Nick held for four years until promotions to Operations Specialist and then District Manager before moving to his current position, Revenue Specialist, in February 2025.
Scott joined The Nicholson Companies having 42 years of sales and management experience in various retail industries. After joining the team in March 2023, Scott was promoted to District Manager in June 2023.
Frances Sessoms joined the accounting team for The Nicholson Companies in 2010 handling many of the storage facilities and was promoted to Senior Corporate Bookkeeper in 2017. She currently handles all of The Nicholson Companies corporate accounts and has over 20 years of accounting experience.
Monica was hired as a Store Manager in November 2012. She became a Mentor, Certified Auctioneer and Trainer. In March of 2023 she was promoted to Operations Specialist, and later promoted to District Manager in January 2024.
Dayna joined the accounting team at the Nicholson Companies in August of 2020. She brings a variety of experience in the banking industry, real estate, and bookkeeping with her. She moved with her husband to Virginia from Minnesota in 2020.
Sydney returned to the Virginia area in 2023 where she resumed working for the Corporate Home Office (previously in 2015). Sydney provides corporate and marketing support for the Trusted Movers Network, Corporate Contracts, Marketing, and Quality Control.
Norfolk native. Joined the accounting team in December of 2023. Detailed and analytical mindset with an associate degree in Accounting from Strayer University (currently pursuing a bachelors degree). Many years of accounting experience.
Former Navy officer with Associate Degree in Criminal Justice. Deborah began her career with The Nicholson Companies in June 2022. Currently in Operations and Administrative Support.
Kaitlyn joined The Nicholson Companies corporate office in 2024 after tenure as store manager.
Stephen joined The Nicholson Companies in 2024 with over a decade of experience in web development, Salesforce administration and IT management covering industries from Retail to Higher Education. He supports and advances NOA, our Salesforce-powered operations and analytics solution.
Betty brings 13 years of self-storage management. She joined our company as a store manager in October 2021. She is a certified trainer and auctioneer. In October of 2023 she became Part Time Operations Specialist. On January 6, 2025 she became a District Manager.
Danielle joined the accounting team at The Nicholson Companies in the fall of 2022. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a BA in Public Relations and worked in media for several years before making a career change to accounting. She obtained her accounting certification from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the spring of 2022 and is pursuing her MAcc.