Dr. Anderson is the President and CEO of The Urban League of Philadelphia (ULP). The ULP has worked since 1917 to empower underserved communities in Philadelphia to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights. Specifically, ULP’s programs and initiatives work to spearhead workforce development, encourage entrepreneurship, provide housing counseling, increase health and wellness, educate youth, and bolster civic engagement. Darrin earned his BS and MS from the University of Delaware and a PhD in Applied Kinesiology from Temple University. He completed a Clinical Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Internship at Christiana Care’s Eugene DuPont Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute.
Darrin is the former chair of the US Regional II Health Equity Council; serves on the NJ Governor’s Taskforce for Cancer & Chronic Disease Prevention and a board member of the Advocates for Children of New Jersey. His research interest is in pedagogy, exercise science, health policy and equity. He has a professional interest in non-profit leadership, fund development, youth development and community engagement.