Recipient of the Hamilton Spectator Reader’s Choice Award for Local Artist and Theatre Instructor for 6 consecutive years, Dustin has more than 25 years of experience in both community and professional theatre, 10 years of directing experience and years of KWC performance coaching—in fact, there isn't much this ol' chunk o' coal hasn't seen. 

A former Canadian Champion in the Karaoke World Championships, Dustin opted to stay involved with the competition in a non-competitive capacity, becoming a mentor to competitors in subsequent seasons.  His innate talent for coaching was soon recognized by KWC administrators, which eventually led to his appointment as Head of Artistic Development for KWC Canada.

In his first season as the head coach of Team Canada, Dustin travelled all the way to the birthplace of karaoke for the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where he helped coach the Canadian duets team to Canada's first-ever gold medal in the duets competition.

Dustin has performed on stages across Canada and as far afield as Helsinki, Finland, while his coaching career has taken him yet further abroad, but for Dustin, all roads eventually lead back to Hamilton, where his roots are firmly and proudly planted.
 

Dustin is the President of Hamilton Theatre Inc. and has been a member of HTI for over 20 years.  At HTI, Dustin has been involved in numerous productions, in just about every capacity, both on and off-stage, and has had the opportunity to work alongside Southern Ontario's finest talent.
 

Dustin has also spent over 15 years working with Individuals with Special Needs and various degrees of physical and behavioural exceptionalities. Graduating with honours from MoMac specializing in behaviours and the autism spectrum, Dustin prides himself in his ability to work effectively and cooperatively with this group of individuals, and he loves nothing more than helping people out of their respective shells.