Our Team

The BLEST team consists of expert trainers who are experienced, certified, and comfortable in delivering content in 1:1, conference room, classroom, boardroom, corporate events, company retreats, and across all virtual training platforms. The team has provided exceptional facilitators in healthcare industries, government agencies, corporations, and educational institutions. Some of BLEST Consulting’s clients have included the Federal Government, USDA-FSIS, Washington, D.C. Housing Authority, Verizon Information Services, IKEA North America, Prince George’s Community College/Teambuilders Academy, Horizons Youth Services, labor unions, TG2W, Reid Temple African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and BML Properties, Inc., Integrity National Corporation, Higher Calling Ministries.

BLEST Consulting, Inc. and its team members have been recognized for performance excellence. For example, BLEST Consulting, Inc. was awarded for Business & Personal Coaching, with the “Hall of Fame” Best of 2022 Laurel/Greenbelt, presented by the Greenbelt Award Program for three consecutive years, and a “2020 Top Leadership Award.” 

BLEST Consulting, Inc. is uniquely structured with the founder and President / Darren Bell, being one of the expert facilitators and content designers. The training team consists of expert and seasoned facilitators whoalong with Darren, help design content and materials. Each trainer has an assigned administrative staff member and technical support employee to assist them with each of their training projects. We partner with Trusted Advisors Network LLC to assist us with our outsourcing of printed materials and our LMS training program.

  • Leadership Development
  • Management Development
  • EEO and Sexual Harassment
  • Team Leadership
  • Civility/Sensitivity
  • Customer Service
  • Effective Communication
  • Time Strategies
  • Self-Development/Awareness
  • Organizational & Individual Goals and Assessments

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Darren Bell Sr.

President and Lead Trainer

BLEST Consulting, Inc.’s President is Darren E. Bell, Sr. His commitment to servant leadership and helping organizations thrive is a north star for his team. Mr. Bell’s background includes hiring and managing entry-level, mid- and senior management personnel in corporate sales and systems training, coaching diverse levels of talents and personalities, and building winning teams in the boardroom, classroom, and on the athletic fields. His passion lies in his faith, beliefs, and values to help others achieve success quicker, easier, and more often in their life.

The BLEST Consulting team is comprised of expert trainers, coaches, and administrative staff as follows:

Timothy White

Lead Trainer

Tim is an experienced practitioner and consultant in human capital strategy, supporting organizations in a variety of industries. As a professional trainer, Tim is experienced in the design, development, and delivery of customized soft skills development in addition to the facilitation of client-developed training curriculum. His work has allowed him to work with all levels of an organization, including senior-level executives. Tim believes that when organizations invest in the individual and professional growth /development of its people they are investing in the business.

Tim is a certified mediator for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and has held his certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources by the Human Resources Certification Institute.

Edna Primrose

Lead Trainer

Edna Primrose has over 30 years of executive expertise, leadingcomprehensive programs in workforce development, education and training, and community development.During her 10-year tenure as a federal Senior Executive in the U.S. federal government, she served inadministrator and chief operating officer positions in the Departments of Agriculture and Labor for multi-billion-dollar programs, where she established and led national manager and employee training, professionaldevelopment, coaching, and mentoring programs for 5,000+ personnel; youth education programs and apprenticeships; water infrastructure; public-private partnerships; and administrative operations. Ms. Primrosealso served as her agency’s Cultural Transformation and Diversity Officer and served on the USDASecretary’s Cadre of EEO Resolving Officials.

As a private sector executive, Ms. Primrose has managed complex programs, developed organizationalstructures for growing companies, and led major policy initiatives. She is a seasoned trainer and facilitator inleadership/management; sexual harassment; and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging training formanagers and employees. She is active on multiple boards, including boards at her alma mater, TowsonUniversity, MD, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration. She is passionateabout incorporating lifelong learning in her work.

BLEST Consulting, Inc., can quickly adjust and recruit additional certified professional trainers based on our previous successful partnerships and collaborations within the Mid-Atlantic region.

Contact us to learn more about how we can assist you in achieving the results you desire.