Global Business Development, LLC (GBD) is an African-American-owned small business enterprise that was formed on January 25, 1999, as a Limited Liability Company. The company has a 25-year successful track record in Administrative Management, General Management, and Business Consulting (NAICS CODE 541611). Its primary clients are government agencies and non-profit organizations.
Certifications
Washington State Office of Minority Women Business Enterprise
WA MBE # M3M0024061
WA DBE # D3M0024061
US SBA 8(a), Case # 306055, 12/09/2013
Duns No.078446491; Cage Code 6QJ66
Principal Consultant and Managing Partner
LYNN D. FRENCH, MHA, JD,
Lynn D. French, MHA, JD is the founder, managing member and principal consultant for GBD. He has over 40 years of experience developing and serving as project manager in developing residential and commercial facilities, preparing operating and capital construction budgets, and conducting organizational development and change management for government, non-profit, and for-profit businesses. He has leveraged millions in capital funds for GBD clients, and developed a successful track record of creating business and program plans that have increased productivity and effectiveness.
Mr. French received his BA in Economics and his Masters in Health Administration from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He also received a Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law. Mr. French’s education, career and life experience has translated into a highly developed set of skills that make him a unique and highly valued management and business consultant.
Clarissa Rogers
Education:
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree, Bellevue College
QuickBooks Certified
Notary Public License, State of Washington
Clarissa started career as a full-charge bookkeeper a while ago and after 10 years has continued to grow her knowledge and experience by working in different sectors of the general business and construction industries. She has spent over 6 years as an Office Manager and Executive Assistant for a construction industry plumbing company where she managed all payroll activities including quarterly and annual reports, time and attendance records, accounts payable and receivables, and bank account reconciliations. She has also served as an Office Manager and Staff Bookkeeper for an accounting firm where she managed all in-house payroll, bookkeeping, and staff hiring and training. In addition, she worked as a full-charge bookkeeper and as a supervisor for all staff bookkeepers to manage and oversee the A/R, A/P, Payroll (including processing of W-2s’, W-3s’, 940s, 941s in addition to filing State and local B&O taxes, 1099s, ESDs, and L&I reports. Clarissa is well versed in preparing client budgets, developing and executing accounting controls and managing client fund accounts.
Teaming Partners
Samuel Cameron
Samuel is a local architect practicing architecture in the Seattle area for the last 40 plus years. His work in the greater Puget Sound region has covered a broad spectrum of projects in the categories of commercial architecture, educational, municipal, mixed use/residential and institutional projects. He has served as the chair of the SE Design Review Board for the City of Seattle, served as a community representative on the Virginia Mason Citizen’s Advisory Council and as a member of the American Institute of Architects. He holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Washington.
LARRY BLAKER
Experienced in working with seniors and senior properties for over 25 years from coast to coast. B.C. works with the providers of licensed Adult Family Homes, Assisted Living, Independent Living, Congregate Care, and Continuum Care communities throughout the United States. The focus of B.C. is the day to day operations of each level of senior care and provisions. Areas commonly referred to B.C. include marketing and lease-up, financing and accounting, nursing care issues, human resources and staffing, dietary support, purchasing/supplies, and overall maintenance.
B.C. utilized both experience and resources known in the industry to help problem-solve troubled communities or create a new community from "plans to people".
Blaker Consulting, LTD
www.blakerconsulting.com
Email: blakerconsulting@yahoo.com
Telephone Seattle, WA: (425) 508-1901
Telephone Nashville, TN: (615) 449-0029
Accounting Services By: FINNEY NEILL & COMPANY, P.S.
9757 GREENWOOD AVE. N, SEATTLE, WA 98103
PH: (206)-298-9811, FAX: (206) 298-9772
Payroll Services by: Payroll Solutions
604 Oakesdale Ave. SW, Suite 201, Renton, WA 98057
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