Marge Misak interview, 27 September 2024

Marge Misak recollects her early life growing up in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and attending Northwestern University where she received a degree in Journalism and met her husband, Jim. The young family then moved to Clinton, North Carolina, for four years where Misak got involved in a migrant ministry programs. The Misaks eventually decided to move to the Near West Side where they found a sense of community through Cleveland's Catholic Worker. While living on the Near West Side, Misak was involved with the Ohio City Near West Development Corporation. She highlights her experience in developing the Cuyahoga Community Land Trust to provide affordable housing in the community.