Chandra Pitts

Chandra G. Pitts is the founder, president, and CEO of One Village Alliance, a global, social justice and education nonprofit.

Biography

Pitts is the child of a Mexican-born mother and an African-American father. Pitts grew up in a poor, "non-multicultural" part of southern New Jersey.[1][2] As a child, she experienced complexities[clarification needed] relating to her cultural and ethnic identity.[1]

Pitts began her career in Jamaica, educating youth whose parents could not afford their education. In 2008, Pitts developed the largest school-based mentoring program in the Christina School District. The next year, she became the founding President and CEO of The Village Learning Center, a program meant to bring learning to underachieving students.[3][4] This program was adopted by the Delaware Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education and has been implemented in 42 schools.[3]

The programs that Pitts developed use a gender-specific approach to healthy youth development, with a focus on Black and Hispanic families.[3][5] She is one of the leaders in Delaware's responsible fatherhood movement.[3]

Pitts was appointed as a Commissioner on the Delaware Commission for Women.[3]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b #teamEBONY (2012-09-25). "African-Americans and Latinos:Conflict or Collaboration?". EBONY. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. ^ Today, Delaware (2020-12-04). "Chandra Pitts". Delaware Today. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Chandra Pitts – CFUF PLI". Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  4. ^ "Meet the Founder". One Village Alliance. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. ^ Lamar, Andre. "Top shelf: These are books Black leaders wish the rest of us would read". The News Journal. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  6. ^ "Glamour's 50 Hometown Heroes". Glamour. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  7. ^ "Inductees announced for 2016 Hall of Fame of Delaware Women, ceremony set March 24". Cape Gazette. Retrieved 2024-02-28.