Board

Fran Watson’s career reflects a long-standing commitment to criminal justice and legal education in Indiana. She served as the first Chief Public Defender of Marion County before joining the faculty at Indiana University McKinney School of Law. There, she served as director of the Criminal Defense Clinic and later founded the Wrongful Conviction Clinic in

Marla Sandys has served on the faculty in the Department of Criminal Justice at Indiana University Bloomington for more than 30 years, including roles as Department Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies. She holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Kentucky and has spent much of her academic career researching death penalty

Valena Elizabeth Beety is the Robert H. McKinney Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law. She began her legal career as a federal prosecutor and later transitioned to innocence work at the Mississippi Innocence Project. She went on to found and direct the West Virginia Innocence Project. Valena is the author of

In 1993, Roosevelt Glenn was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 36 years in prison. He served 17 years before being paroled, and eight years after that, he was fully exonerated. His book, Innocent Nightmare, published in 2016, details his experience. Today, Roosevelt focuses on advocacy work, drawing from his personal history to support others who

Scott Montross has practiced personal injury law in Indiana for over 50 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan and a JD from Indiana University. As a partner at Montross Miller, Scott continues to handle a wide range of personal injury cases. He also dedicates time to pro

Jim Voyles is a criminal defense attorney with decades of experience handling high-profile cases across the country. He holds an undergraduate degree from Illinois College and a JD from Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis Division. Jim is a partner at Voyles Vaiana Lukemeyer Baldwin & Webb. In 2011, he received the Hon. Paul Buchanan

Mark is a healthcare executive with extensive experience in hospital, physician group, and ambulatory healthcare operations. Throughout his career, he has held senior leadership positions focused on financial management, operational excellence, and strategic growth. Now retired, Mark previously served many years as Chief Financial Officer for Franciscan Health Physician Network, Accountable Care Organization, and Ambulatory

Jennifer Grimes has served on the faculty of the School of Criminology and Security Studies at Indiana State University for twenty years, where she teaches courses on victimology and critical issues in criminology for the criminology and criminal justice program. She earned a PhD in Justice Studies from Arizona State University with an emphasis in

Clayton De Fur is the Executive Director of the Herbert Simon Family Foundation where he oversees long-term strategy, leads the staff team, facilitates the competitive grants process, and discretionary giving of individual Simon family members. Clayton has supported the foundation and Simon family since 2017 and had led this work since 2020. He lives in