Marissa grew up in Skokie, IL and currently lives in the South Bay of Los Angeles. After graduating from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!), she received a master's degree at Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning & Leadership. Marissa has worked in multiple Holocaust museums and institutions across the country and is the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor. Marissa is also the author of the Jewish baking blog North Shore to South Bay, where she shares recipes inspired by her Midwestern upbringing and newfound home in Southern California.