Anitra Johnson & Shane Brennan
Mar 10, 2025
Chandra G. Pitts, president & CEO of One Village Alliance, was recognized as one of Delaware Online's Most Influential in the Community Impact category in 2025.
Chandra G. Pitts, a humanitarian, social entrepreneur and youth development specialist, is the president and CEO of One Village Alliance, a global social justice organization she founded in 2010. A first-generation Mexican American of African American heritage, Pitts established the Delaware-based organization to uplift marginalized youth and their families through education, entrepreneurship and the arts.
Under Pitts's leadership, One Village Alliance has developed several signature programs. Around The World In A Summer! is a cultural immersion summer camp that combines academic enrichment with learning through a BIPOC lens to address both summer learning loss and social-emotional development. Girls Can Do Anything! serves as a youth-led social justice movement redefining womanhood and female empowerment, while Black Girls Heal supports girls affected by public health concerns, such as gun violence and racism.
Read More Here: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2025/03/10/delaware-most-influential-people-community-impact-2025/77545905007/