SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SmartStop or FKA Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc.), has announced the hiring of Casey Shay as Senior Financial Analyst. In this role, Shay will be a critical contributor in all financial planning and analyses for SmartStop, and its portfolio of approximately $1.6 billion of self storage assets under management. Shay, who joined SmartStop on June 15, 2020, will be responsible for managing annual budgets, preparing financial forecasts, and modeling financing scenarios. Shay has over 15 years of finance experience in a variety of industries, most recently serving as Finance Manager for Synaptics and Esterline Power Systems.