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Board of Directors

NumbersUSA Education and Research Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors that carefully oversees the financial activities of the organization. With backgrounds in business, academics, law, and public policy, and years of service on various non-profit Boards, our Board brings a wide variety of talent and experience to the organization. Their shared commitment to better immigration policy is reflected in their dedication to NumbersUSA.

Independent Directors

Anne Scott

Chairman

Attorney at Law
Circuit Judge, Cook County IL (ret.)
Former elected County Commissioner of Martin County
Elected Commissioner, Town of Jupiter Island (FL)
Board of Trustees, African Wildlife Foundation

Gary Gerst

Board Member

B.A., Duke University
M.B.A., Northwestern University Kellogg School
Independent Chairman of the Board, Henderson Global’s family of U.S. mutual funds
Founding partner, former co-chairman, and CEO LaSalle Partners (predecessor to JLL)
Former chairman of BMO Harris’s Insight Funds
Former chairman and board member of nonprofits including Chicago’s Metropolitan Family Services and The Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Foundation, Life Trustee

Lesley Blackner

Board Member

B.A., Emory University
J.D., University of Florida, College of Law
Represents various citizen groups in class action suits for the purpose of protecting wildlife and the public from the consequences of governmental and business failures to appropriately abide by the application of environmental laws. Particular interests include enforcement of the Endangered Species Act and land use litigation.

Phil Cafaro

Board Member

Retired professor of philosophy at Colorado State University, USA
Co-Principal Investigator for The Overpopulation Project at Göteborg, Sweden
Life member of the Sierra Club
Former Ranger with the National Park Service
Former President of the International Society for Environmental Ethics.
Author, Thoreau’s Living Ethics: Walden and the Pursuit of Virtue (2006)
Author, How Many Is Too Many? The Progressive Argument for Reducing Immigration into the United States (2015)
His scholarly writing centers on environmental ethics, population and consumption issues, and the preservation of wild nature.

Glen Colton

Board Member

B.A. Economics/Finance, Wartburg College
Hewlett Packard, Assistant Controller (Retired)
Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association, Board Member
Citizen Planners, Board Member
Ft. Collins Economic Advisory Board (2013-15)

Steve Kropper

Board Member

Steve Kropper, Boston, Mass. Immigration advocacy driven by enviro. & civil rights concerns
Skunk Works Fund, Partner – early-stage investments in telecom, clean energy, real estate.
Deployed law enforcement networks at Super/Rose Bowls, Republican Convention, 20 other events.
Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Reform, Co-chair (21-year member)
Plaintiff in MCIR v. Department of Homeland Security (aka ‘NEPA suit’)
To 2024: Charles River Conservancy, Board. NH SIEC, Governor’s Rep. (police radio spectrum)
MBA, Cornell University. BA, Economics, Boston University. Eagle Scout.

Non-Independent Directors

Roy H. Beck

Founder & President of NumbersUSA, 1996- Oct. 2022

B.J., University of Missouri School of Journalism
Former Washington Bureau Chief (Booth Newspapers) and award-winning journalist on environment, religion, and business issues for newspapers in Michigan, Texas, Missouri and Ohio.
Author of five books including, “Back of the Hiring Line: A 200-year history of immigration surges, employer bias, and depression of Black wealth” (2022), “The Case Against Immigration” (1996).
Past volunteer leadership: Habitat for Humanity, Multiple Sclerosis Society, United Methodist congregations & community outreach.
U.S. Army Commendation Medal (non-combat)

Anne Manetas

Chief Executive Officer

B.A., History, College of William and Mary
Secretary of the Board
Responsible for organizational brand, Human Resources, and the design graphics Creative Team that produces all visual content for NumbersUSA.
Having been with the organization for over two decades, she has had a hand in virtually all aspects of the operation, seeing it grow from a nascent grassroots group to the largest single-issue advocacy organization in the country.