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]

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