Local CREW Network Scholarship Winner

Alison Roach grew up thinking she wouldn’t be interested in a career in real estate because her father was in real estate. That changed when she started doing some research work on the side, going through thousands of pages of documents.

“What was there, every question that was asked, I just found fascinating. It seems like every question that comes up in real estate was interesting,” she said. “And I like the ability to create your own career. You can make your own hours. It’s just a really dynamic field, you have a lot of options.”

Roach, 22, is a senior at San Diego State University where she’s studying for her bachelor’s degree in real estate. Earlier this year, she was awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Network. A fellow member of the school’s Real Estate Society encouraged Roach to apply for the scholarship, and she did, for two reasons.