Who We Are
Founder & President
Marsha Green is founder and president of Next Up Music & Culture, Inc. A nonprofit organization dedicated to assist the next generation of talented musicians in Baltimore City by providing instruments and teaching life skills for success.
Marsha is a native of West Baltimore where she successfully raised four sons, along with their father and vocalist Eddie Green. Singing and instruments playing were heard daily in their home.
Next Up Music & Culture is inspired by God and sons Branden and Tim Green. Music had a great impact in their academic, social and musical careers. There were countless teachers, musicians and financial supporters that contributed to their success and as a result they are both alumni of Baltimore School for the Arts and college graduates.
Your contribution to Next up Music & Culture will help provide instruments and teach life skills to the next generation of students in Baltimore.
Meet our board
Vice President
Tim Green
Saxophonist, composer and arranger TIM GREEN has forged a deep personal sound from a broad swath of the jazz landscape. He graduated from Manhattan School of Music in New York City, earning a bachelor’s degree in music. Tim continued to the University of Southern California, earning a master’s degree in education from the Thelonious Monk School of Music. He is currently serving in his native city of Baltimore, as the saxophone professor at Johns Hopkins, Peabody Conservatory.
Secretary
Tonya McKenney
Tonya M. McKenney is native Baltimorean and a graduate of the University of Maryland at Baltimore County earning a Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies (1994) and a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management (1994). While attending UMBC, Ms. McKenney was an inaugural member of the Ronald McNair Scholars Program. Ms. McKenney has been employed in the Information Technology field for nearly 30 years. She is currently a Senior Software Engineer at an American Insurance Company where she has been employed for 25 years.
Treasurer
Keisha Horton
Keisha Horton is the supervisor for a healthcare system in Baltimore City. She has over 20 years of experience working with community based organizations that are focused on addressing social determinants and implementing evidence based models to reduce child abuse. She is overseer of program finances and grant funding.
Esteemed Board Member
Mashica Winslow
Mashica Winslow currently serves as treasurer and executive board member of the non-profit “Praising Through Recovery” and “North East Valley Corporation”. She is a proud graduate of both Morgan State University, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music, and The University of Maryland Baltimore County with a Master’s Degree in education. She was executive director of the non-profit, Music Motiving Minds, that served the Baltimore City community by providing arts education.
Esteemed Board Member
Jill Warzer
Jill Warzer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Vermont, a Master’s degree in Music Education with Kodaly Emphasis from Holy Names University and Orff Schulwerk Level one certification. She has taught general and instrumental music, prek-12, in Vermont, California and served for nineteen years in Baltimore City Schools. Jill currently serves on the Baltimore Arts Education Initiative Advisory Board and Baltimore City Public Schools Equity Advisory Council.
Esteemed Board Member
Tony Davis
Tony Davis, a Navy veteran, obtained his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Baltimore. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in Management Studies from the University of Maryland. Tony recently started his family law group, DAVIS FAMILY LEGAL GROUP LLP with the emphasis in estate planning.