SRISA Board of Directors

Rebecca Olsen President, CEO, and Co-Founder SRISA Executive Director 2001-2022.  www.rebeccaolsen.com

Adriana Barrios, Vice President and Secretary Barrios is a queer, biracial, Latina artist who grew up on the coastal borderlands of San Diego, California. Barrios received her BFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio and is a MFA graduate from The University of Wisconsin-Madison. Barrios has exhibited her artwork internationally in Italy and Mexico and nationally in New York, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Texas. As Vice President of Santa Reparata International School of Art she will be working closely with the US Admissions office and Florence team managing relationships with current affiliates and prospective partners.

Andrea Adams is a Global Business Executive with sales, marketing, and operations experience spanning the US and Europe. She has been fortunate to work across a variety of industries, including: hospitality, international education, ed tech, start-up, and biopharmaceuticals. Andrea is committed to shrinking the wealth and education gaps in under-resourced communities. She is the  Co-Founder of an education start-up and serves on Diversity Abroad’s European Regional Committee. Andrea is a bi-lingual honors graduate of Florida A&M University’s School of Business & Industry where she earned her BS/MBA.

Meredith Dean is a printmaker, painter, mixed media artist and taught at the University of Texas San Antonio for 23 years. She has both a BFA in Painting and an MFA in Printmaking from Washington University in St. Louis, MO and is a Co-Founder of Santa Reparata International School of Art. 

Bill FitzGibbons has fabricated sculpture for over thirty years. During his career as an artist he has completed over 30 public art projects and performances in six countries including Reykjavik (Iceland), Helsinki (Finland), Braunschweig (Germany), Stockholm (Sweden), and Andover (England). The Texas State Legislature announced FitzGibbons as an Official State Artist, during the 82nd Legislative Session in 2012. With an environmentally conscious approach to public art FitzGibbons has embraced the use of computerized LED lighting systems. Additionally, in 1993 FitzGibbons taught at the Hungarian Academy of Art in Budapest, Hungary as a Fulbright Scholar.

Cyrus Harmon is a co-founder and President and CEO of Combithera, Inc., a biotechnology company located in San Francisco, CA. He was the founder and CEO of Neomorphic, Inc. until its acquisition by Affymetrix, where he served as a VP. He has served as a consultant to bay area biotechnology and IT companies. SRISA Board Member since 2002.

SRISA Board of Advisors

      • Peggy Badenhausen
      • Annet Couwenberg
      • Cynthia Crippin
      • Gary Crippin
      • Nevan Fisher
      • Mara Flamm
      • Kimberly Guthrie
      • Thomas Kelly
      • John Nadas
      • Karen Videtic
      • Gregory Watts
      • Ruth Weisberg