Gary is a founder and joint-owner of FCE Benefit Administrators, Inc. Along with Steve Porter, he established the company in 1988 to fill a niche in the fringe-benefit industry.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Gary began his career jointly in psychology and probability theory, conducting research and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels at UCLA and CSPC. In 1972, he founded and directed a residential treatment facility in Los Angeles, specializing in the treatment of substance abusing children and adolescents. He also served as the statistical consultant to Fund Scope, a Stock Market magazine. In 1977 he cofounded Miller-Beckman, a real estate investment and development company. Gary has also been an owner-operater in the restaurant industry.

While studying at At UCLA Gary earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Psychology and was advanced to candidacy for the PhD.

Along with his commitment to FCE, Gary and his wife, Allison devote time to UC Berkeley where they are Vice Chairs on the Parents Fund Board and also mentor in the Cal Independent Scholars Network.

Steve Porter is the founder and co-owner of FCE Benefit Administrators, Inc. (FCE), a Bay Area fringe-benefit administrator that has guided top US defense contractors through the challenging prevailing-wage legislation. Steve honed his expertise in the fringe-benefit and prevailing wage industry over many years while working in all aspects of the industry and studying all areas of prevailing wage legislation. That expertise resulted in FCE becoming the leading administrator serving government contractors subject to the Davis Bacon and Service Contract Acts. Steve works closely with FCE clients to ensure that their employee populations receive a maximum benefit-value within the mandated fringe budget. Steve lent his considerable talents to help stabilize federal projects in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Marshall Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Antarctica. Among the 250 corporations that comprise FCE’s primary clients are Javits-Wagner-O’Day companies (the AbilityOne Program) that provide employment opportunities to disabled Americans and service-disabled veterans.

Since 2013, Steve has served as the co-Vice President of Caminar for the Mental Health Board of San Mateo, CA. Caminar was built on a commitment to improve community-based support services and opportunities for people with disabilities to enable them to live and work in the communities in which they reside. Caminar has over 600 employees committed to serving peoples with mental disabilities, residential programs, job plus employment services and medical clinics. Steve is an active participant in board governance matters and as well as fund raising activities. He was unanimously elected Board Chair effective July 2016. He retired from the position as Board Chair of Caminar for Mental Health in May 2018.
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A native of Alabama, Steve graduated from Troy University with a degree in Business. He thereafter moved to northern California where he gained recognition as an accomplished real-estate developer. He remains active in property development, which includes the purchase and renovation of the historic Highland Dell Lodge, Monte Rio, California. Steve and his family reside in San Mateo, California.

Isaac Domenech brings over 22 years of healthcare revenue cycle management experience to FCE having managed on every level including serving as an officer for a national healthcare company. During his time in the industry, He has managed the successful implementation and maintenance of hospital revenue cycle services at some of the largest Healthcare systems in the country. Over his career he has developed a skill set in the development of organizational infrastructure and has successfully positioned multiple operations and companies in adapting to upcoming changes in both the healthcare industry and government legislation.

As the Chief Marketing Officer, Chris leads the firm’s sales and marketing effort. In this capacity he oversees new product creation, communication with existing clients and new account formation. His efforts directly support the happiness and well being of the clients he serves through the entire life cycle of onboarding new clients to maintaining ongoing administration.

Chris began his career as a junior sales associate at FCE in 2006. He increasingly took on more responsibility by expanding his clientele. Chris has extensive experience working with Service Contract and Davis-Bacon Acts.

Chris earned his BS in Economics from Denison University (2006). He enjoys cycling, skiing and spending time with his wife and son.