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Polycom CEO Andrew Miller Joins Bridgepoint Education's Board of Directors (third party press release)
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Feb 14, 2012 : Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (NYSE: BPI) has announced that Andrew "Andy" Miller has joined its board of directors.
 
Miller brings more than 28 years of experience in leading and growing innovative companies to the board of Bridgepoint Education. He currently serves as the president and chief executive officer of Polycom, Inc., the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC) and a provider of video collaboration, voice and infrastructure solutions. Since joining Polycom in July 2009, Miller has helped the Company grow to $1.5 billion in annual revenue. One of Polycom’s largest vertical markets is education, with hundreds of leading schools, colleges, and universities around the world using Polycom to improve all facets of education, from teaching and course development to administrative meetings and advanced blended learning applications.
 
Previously, Miller was chief executive officer of Tandberg, a video solutions provider. He also held several leadership roles at Cisco Systems, including vice president, U.S. Area Sales (West) and vice president, Marketing (Customer Advocacy).
 
“We are pleased to have Andy Miller join the board of directors at Bridgepoint Education,” said Andrew Clark, Bridgepoint Education president and chief executive officer. “Throughout his career, Andy has demonstrated a strong understanding of the importance of technology, which is a key element of Bridgepoint Education’s business model.”
 
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Polycom CEO Andrew Miller Joins Bridgepoint Education’s Board of Directors
 
“As a member of Bridgepoint Education’s board of directors, I look forward to working with the other board members and leadership team, and being a part of the organization’s continued evolution,” Miller said.
 
Miller was formerly chairperson of the Young Presidents' Organization/Stanford Executive Education Program; on the Penn State Smeal School of Business, Board of Visitors; a member of the Society of Fellows at the Aspen Institute; and guest lecturer at the Moore Business School at USC. Miller earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina.
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Douglas Fearing- Co-Founder / President

A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.

Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.

Lois Fearing- Co-Founder/Accounting, Human Resources

A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.

Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.

Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.

Ehren Tresner-VP of Technology and Innovation

Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.

Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.

Ben Voeck-Director of Commercial AV

With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.

By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.

Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.

Chris Matson-Senior VP of Sales

Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.

Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.