MELISSA SHARICK, MBA: Acquisitions Associate
Email: melissa@interwestcapital.com

Prior to joining Interwest Capital Corporation, Melissa was acquisitions manager for a private opportunity fund where she oversaw and participated in the acquisition of close to $1billion in bulk and REO purchases across the US. Along with her experience in real estate acquisitions, she worked as an associate for Ohana Capital, a private equity firm exclusively focused on investing in search funds that, in turn, pursue acquisitions of profitable businesses with revenues of $5 to $50 million.

Melissa received her MBA as well as MS in Real Estate from the University of San Diego where she was a Dean’s Merit Scholar. She graduated from UC San Diego with a BA in Psychology and focus in Economics. In 2009, Melissa was published in the Journal of Sustainable Real Estate as a research assistant to Dr Norm Miller in his paper “Do Green Buildings Make Dollars and Sense?” She is a licensed CA Real Estate Broker and an active member of the San Diego chapter’s of ULI and NAIOP, where she sits on the legislative committee.