Ryan L. Tarpley - ryan@theblackhouse.org
Ryan Tarpley is an executive in the Foundation at Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in Los Angeles. The CAA Foundation works at the local, national and international level with a focus on improving schools and educational services to youth. In this role, Tarpley serves as CAA's primary source for developing local alliances through public and private partnerships that are designed to enhance the quality of education in Los Angeles. He also serves as a valuable resource for celebrity clients interested in connecting to the philanthropic community.

Tarpley is a prominent member of the philanthropic community, holding various appointments on boards and advisory councils, including the Board of Directors of Phoenix House of California, The Board of Directors of The Trevor Project and The Board of Directors of Global Colors and speaking publicly on a range of topics.

Prior to joining CAA, Tarpley served as Assistant Head of Upper School at Harvard-Westlake School, one of the pre-eminent independent day schools in the country. At Harvard-Westlake he oversaw the Student Affairs division and served as the coordinator of upper school admissions and faculty/staff recruiter. He joined Harvard-Westlake in 1999 as an Upper School Dean. Tarpley spent 3 years prior to that in selective college admissions at Pomona College and the California Institute of Technology.

Deeply committed to schools and education initiatives in Los Angeles, Tarpley is very involved in Mentor LA and their Go For College program and Heart of Los Angeles Youth.

Ryan holds a B.A. degree in History from Lawrence University of Wisconsin and a M. A. degree in Higher Education and Counseling Psychology from the Ohio State University.