Virginia Burkett is the scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey who has analyzed the ground-based measurement of subsidence.

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Bentley himself carries a credit card and notes that the late Larry Burkett, the ministry's revered co-founder, carried one also.

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After an anxious, phone-buzzing-filled offsite meeting, Serres is caught off-guard by the influx of interest and tells his assistant, Sam Burkett, to clear appointments for the week and schedule investor meetings.

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