Meet Our Instructor Marta Mazur, the Children's and Beginner Polish instructor, Marta Mazur is a native of Gdynia, Poland, near the Baltic Sea in the Kaszuby. She emigrated to Metro New York City as a teenager with her family. While pursuing a Bachelors in Architecture from the University of Buffalo, Marta was Polish student body vice president for three years and in charge of promoting Polish culture on campus. She relocated to Youngstown with her husband, Janek, and son, Lucas, in 2009. She is one of the leaders of the Krakowiaki Polish Folk Circle and is responsible for instructing the children there Polish language and culture. She will expand this effort by adopting for Tuesday nights the weekly Polish School format used successfully around the country.