Our Team
MARK ORCUTT
President & CEO
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Mark Orcutt is a strategic leader and policy advocate with over a decade of experience in nonprofit management and public policy. A Northern California native, Mark began his career at California Forward, focusing on statewide governance reform, and later worked as Field Director for an East Bay State Assembly campaign and as Campaign Manager for a ballot measure that revitalized San Francisco's Pier 70 waterfront.
Since joining the East Bay Leadership Council and Contra Costa Economic Partnership in 2015, Mark has played a key role in strengthening the organizations' impact through effective programs, events, and advocacy addressing critical issues such as housing affordability, workforce development, and economic opportunity. Since being named President & CEO / Executive Director in 2023, his efforts have solidified the organizations’ reputation as leading voices in the East Bay, researching and advancing policies that support a thriving and inclusive economy.
Mark has contributed to the launch and sustained success of various programs, including a political candidate training initiative that has helped more than a dozen people win elected office, and Engage East Bay, a nonprofit board match project designed to strengthen local nonprofit leadership. He has also championed the Contra Costa Economic Partnership’s role in supporting innovative healthcare workforce initiatives that are meeting an urgent need for high-wage careers and high-quality talent. Mark takes great pride in the collaborative efforts of his colleagues and partners, finding the greatest joy in working alongside others to achieve collective impact.
He graduated summa cum laude from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in Political Science. When not at the office, you can find him exploring his favorite East Bay Regional Parks or enjoying a show at the Lesher Center with his wife, Elizabeth.
ANGELICA BECKMAN
Operations Manager
Angelica Beckman grew up in Winters, California and moved to the East Bay to attend Saint Mary’s College. As a proud Gael, she follows the Lasallian principle “Enter to Learn. Lead to Serve” to guide her work. Her background includes Portfolio Accounting and Internal Audit in various industries including higher education and financial institutions. She joined EBLC in 2022 and since then has played an integral role in streamlining accounting processes, providing administrative support to the team, and maintaining positive relationships with current and prospective members. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons. She also enjoys wine tasting and listening to and discussing audio books.
MIGUEL MAURICIO
Legal & Policy Director
Miguel Mauricio is an attorney, policy advisor, and political strategist. Prior to joining EBLC in 2024, Miguel was an associate at the firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he practiced real estate and land use law. Preceding his legal career and time in law school, Miguel spent 3 years working as a policy advisor for California State Senator Steve Glazer. In this role, he helped craft policies to help solve the state’s housing crisis, improve transportation infrastructure, and address the root causes of poverty. While in law school, Miguel served as an economic policy advisor in the New York City mayoral race, organized law students to protect the right to vote at election polls in Pennsylvania during the 2024 election, and worked as a law clerk for U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s judiciary committee assignment. From 2022-2024, Miguel served on a Contra Costa County commission and led efforts to successfully reform the county’s contracting process. Since 2022, Miguel has served on the board of directors of the Kennedy-King Memorial Scholarship Fund Ltd. and serves as the organization’s chief fundraiser. Miguel is a graduate of Yale Law School and UC Berkeley where he was a Miller Scholar.
MEG STERN
Communications & Policy Associate
Meg Stern was born and raised in Cambria, a small town along the central coast of California. She moved to the Bay Area to attend UC Berkeley and graduated with B.A.s in Political Science and Art Practice. She enjoys using her combined policy and creativity skills to impact her community, having previously worked for the Berkeley Public Service Center and Berkeley Study Abroad Office as well as CalPIRG and the Plastic Pollution Coalition. In 2022 Meg joined EBLC, where she manages EBLC’s events and communications and supports policy analysis and advocacy efforts. She is especially involved in managing EBLC’s Water, Energy, & Environment Task Force. Outside of work, Meg enjoys hiking with her friends, playing basketball, and trying as many new coffee shops as possible.