Tony Bass

SPRINGFIELD, 2024 - 2025

Tony Bass is a USMC Vietnam era veteran. For 3 years he was the local commander for the National Association for Black Veterans (NABVETS). Bass earned an A.S. at STCC in Data Processing and a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Lincoln University, PA. He had earned both the A+ and Microsoft Professional certifications. He is currently the CEO of the City Beat Multimedia Group company that has been an A+ BBB rated business since August 2023. Bass mentored youth for several years at the Greater New Life Christian Center (GNLCC) in Indian Orchard, MA.

ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Springfield Armory National Historic Site commemorates the critical role of the nation’s first armory by preserving and interpreting the world’s largest historic US military small arms collection, with historic archives, buildings and landscape. As a Culture Hub, Springfield Armory looks forward to opening up its well-resourced space, facilities and staff to support local artists and youth, increasing capacity for accessible community-directed projects and programming and growing as a community hub for Mason Square.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services offers programs to address some of the most pressing needs of its under-resourced community. It fosters an environment where the aspirations of the community are nurtured and empowered to achieve new realities of peace, social and economic justice, self-determination, and self-sufficiency. As social impact partner, they will connect artists to the community, youth in their programs, and guide development of projects and programs in focus areas where they offer services.