Chandra G. Pitts
President & CEO, One Village Alliance Humanitarian

Philanthropist | Global Advocate for Justice

 

A dedicated visionary, philanthropist and social entrepreneur, Chandra Pitts leads a global social justice organization committed to growing youth into their true greatness through education, entrepreneurship and the arts. Her life’s
work is approached in the true spirit of humanity, while influenced by her personal experiences as a first generation Mexican American of African American heritage...

As founding President & CEO of One Village Alliance, her primary work takes a gender responsive approach, compelled by her shared experiences with Black, Hispanic and undocumented children and families. “Girls Can Do Anything!” empowers girls to redefine womanhood and what it means to be a healthy girl. A single mom of a son, she created Raising Kings to elevate the prominent image, expectations and outcomes of men and boys
 

of color. In 2018 she won a nationally competitive Obama Foundation grant which expanded her impact into 240 schools across West Africa! Today, Chandra is the owner of Delaware’s only community-based urban wellness center, an exclusive partnership with Delaware Public Health as well as a highly sought after public speaker, sharing diverse perspectives on the human experiences of Black Indigenous people of Color from historically marginalized communities across Delaware.

 

Ms. Pitts is the youngest person ever inducted into the Hall of Fame for Delaware Women, named Delaware's 2020 Businesswoman of the Year during a global pandemic, and was featured as one of the nation's 50 Hometown Hero's in Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year. Ebony Magazine highlighted Chandra's work as an Afro-Latina History Maker. She was a United Nations Global Women Leaders Forum honoree; is a recipient of the NAACP Youth Impact Award; and was named one of Delaware's most influential 40 under 40. The Center For Urban Families recognized her among the Nation's 10 Most Promising Practitioners and she was listed atop Delaware Today’s Most Intriguing Delawareans. 

 

While Ms. Pitts continues to be recognized locally and nationally, her greatest reward remains the impact made through her life of service and the unparalleled honor of raising her son, Jahlihl. ​

“History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.