Prof. Darryll Coleman

Professor Darryll Coleman is a local Chula Vista celebrity known for his "I have to run" social media campaigns and his Fit over 50 ministry. He is an entrepreneur, fitness coach, and financial planner. Coleman served in the United States Army for 24 years as a Chief Information Systems NCO and retired in 2010. After retirement, he pursued avenues of higher education, while also working as an Integration Program Manager in Systems of Systems Engineering at SPAWAR, now known as NAVWAR, here in San Diego.

He is a Licensed Financial Services Professional and Registered Representative with New York Life Insurance Company, in La Jolla, as well as a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer with a fitness practice that primarily focuses on functional fitness for the 50 plus population. He also holds a M.S.Ed. in Workforce Education and Development and multiple certifications in the Information Technology spectrum.

Darryll and his wife Shandra have two daughters, Mayah and Zoi, as well as two grandchildren, Gabriel and Olivia. He attends and serves in the parking ministry at Eastlake Church here in Chula Vista.