Aaron Darden

Aaron Darden began his career in the public sector at the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency in Nashville, Tennessee in 2008. For nearly a decade he served in leadership roles throughout the agency. He left the agency serving as director of the recapitalization and was previously the chief operating officer of affordable housing.

Darden was selected as president/CEO of the Tulsa Housing Authority in May 2017. In this position, Darden is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the agency. His vast experience in public housing operations, finance, and development is a great asset to THA. Under his direction, THA has been awarded a Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $30 million, and THA is currently undergoing a portfolio conversion of its public housing properties under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.

Darden holds the Certified Public Housing Manager designation as well as being a Certified Occupancy Specialist and Certified Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Specialist. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Memphis in social work and an MBA from Tennessee State University.