A native Charlestonian, Mr. Pritchard attended USC as an Alumni Scholar and served as the Chief of Staff to the student body president; he graduated cum laude in 1989 with a B.A. degree in Political Science.

Mr. Pritchard received his law degree from USC in 1992 and served as the law clerk for the Honorable William L. Howard, Sr., resident judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit. He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1992, and the US District Court for the District of South Carolina and the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1993.

He is a member of the Charleston County Bar, the South Carolina Bar, the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association, and the Defense Research Institute.

David Rivers is the Director of the Public Information and Community Outreach Section of the Department of Library Science and Informatics at the Medical University of South Carolina. He has served the University in a number of capacities since January 1995.

During the past twenty-five years, Mr. Rivers has held senior level positions in the City of Atlanta government, the Atlanta Regional Commission, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Energy and the District of Columbia Government.

Born in Moncks Corner, Mr. Rivers received his Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Affairs from Georgia State University and his Master of Arts degree in Political Science/Public Administration from Georgia State University and has completed the course work for the Ph.D. in Political Science. Mr. Rivers was one of 20 Fellows awarded a National Urban Fellowship in Public Administration at Yale University.

Mr. Rivers is a member of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators and the 100 Black Men of Charleston, SC. He is a Board Member for the Community Foundation, the Greater Charleston Empowerment Corporation, the Charleston YMCA, the Art Form Theater, and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance. In addition, Mr. Rivers is Chairman of the Board for the Charleston Enterprise Health Center. Mr. Rivers is also a a member of the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation.

Mr. Waring attended parochial and public schools in Charleston County, and later served the U.S. Navy in WWII. Following his retirement from the Charleston Naval Shipyard, he formed his own real estate development corporation.

In 1994, he ran for City Council, and is currently in his second full term. In this capacity, he serves as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, and in 1995, served as Mayor Pro Tem.

His community service includes: Board of Directors for Charleston NAACP, Salvation Army, Citizens Committee Credit Union, Gibbes Museum of Art, President of St. Andrews Improvement and Awareness Organization, Joint Highway 61 Commission, St. Andrews Park & Playground Commission, and St. Andrews Public Service District Commission.

Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. is widely considered one of the most visionary and highly effective governmental leaders in America.  First elected Mayor in December 1975, Mayor Riley is serving an unprecedented eighth term.

Under his leadership, Charleston has increased its commitment to racial harmony and progress, achieved a substantial decrease in crime, experienced a remarkable revitalization of its historic downtown business district, seen the creation and growth of Spoleto Festival U.S. A., built the beautiful Waterfront Park, developed nationally-acclaimed affordable housing, and experienced unprecedented growth in Charleston's size and population.

Mayor Riley has led a city government with an impressive record of innovation in public safety, housing, arts and culture, children's issues, the creation of park and other public spaces, and economic revitalization and development. The City of Charleston is recognized as one of the most livable and progressive cities in the United States.