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Barry L. Burgess, CPA
Member, Suttle & Stalnaker PLLC
Written by McKenzie Stalnaker
Photo by Rick Lee.
Barry Burgess, CPA, member at Suttle & Stalnaker PLLC, has spent more than four decades building a career defined by consistency, service and a deep commitment to West Virginia.
Burgess was born and raised in Huntington, WV, until the age of 10, when his family moved to Proctorville, Ohio. After graduating from
Fairland High School as valedictorian in 1981, Burgess attended Marshall University. Burgess credits his family, teachers, coaches, mentors and colleagues for the roles they played in his approach to life during that time.
“ It’ s not always about you,” says Burgess.“ It’ s about the team as a whole. Supporting others and celebrating their successes is just as important as celebrating your own.”
After graduating from Marshall in 1985, Burgess began his career as a staff accountant with Somerville & Company in Huntington. It was around this time he had a revelation that he wanted to spend his career helping people.
This set the framework for the next 41 years, where he advanced steadily
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