Charles A. Peters is a native of Springfield, Massachusetts. He has pursued his lifelong interest in human relations and basketball in many cities along the U.S. East coast, including New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Raleigh, and Pittsburgh. The combination of his love of sport and devotion to improvement of inner-city youth in many of his endeavors. He was a member of the 1997 NAIA Final Four team at Point Park University, where he received his undergraduate degree in Public Administration. He served as co-founder of the "It’s On Program", an organization devoted to gang violence intervention in the Pittsburgh area. While maintaining membership in a number of local and regional basketball leagues, he has worked as an administrator and counselor in community and faith-based social service organizations. Mr. Peters is also sought as a motivational speaker and workshop facilitator for families in crisis and troubled youth.