The Great North Innocence Project is thrilled to welcome three new Board members to our already incredible team of leaders. With the addition of Dr. Susan Roe, Jazz Hampton, and Benjamin Vickers, our Board is gaining important perspectives in the areas of forensic pathology, organizational development, marketing, community engagement, diversity and inclusion, and law.
(From left) Jazz Hampton, Dr. Susan Roe, and Ben Vickers
Dr. Susan Roe is a Clinical Professor of Pathology at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine. She previously worked in Minnesota and Texas as a forensic pathologist. Her forensic training was at the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office. She has been involved in several innocence cases during her career, including with the Great North Innocence Project team.
Jazz Hampton is CEO and General Counsel at TurnSignl, a Minnesota-based tech company that provides real-time legal guidance from an attorney to drivers, all while their camera records the interaction. Hampton has been featured on numerous news programs, and was recently named one of Minneapolis-St. Paul’s 40 Under 40 for his work at TurnSignl and in the community, where he sits on the Board of Directors at the Minneapolis Foundation and Catholic Charities Twin Cities. He is also a Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain’s Philanthropic Advisory Council member. Before joining TurnSignl, Hampton was the Director of Diversity and Inclusion and a practicing attorney at Foley & Mansfield as well as an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, an Emerging Leader within Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, and the Co-Chair of DRI’s Young Lawyer Diversity Committee.
Benjamin (Ben) Vickers is a Vice President of Product Marketing at Thomson Reuters, where he has over 20 years of marketing experience. At Thomson Reuters, Ben has worked in both the Tax and Legal businesses and in 2018 led the marketing launch of Westlaw Edge. He also regularly participates in pro bono marketing efforts for non-profits, including multiple projects with the Great North Innocence Project. While he doesn’t practice law, Ben does have his JD from the University of Minnesota Law School.