He has worked in the creative media industry for more than 14 years. Dustin worked for Discovery Communications for nearly three years before starting his own company and attending graduate school starting in 2008. In 2009, an environmental documentary film he co-produced and directed went on to be a National Finalist in the Student Academy Awards. In 2010, Dustin was given the high honor of Graduating with Distinction from American University’s Graduate School of Communication with an MFA in Film and Electronic Media. After graduating, he worked part-time as an adjunct professor at American University for 5 semesters. In 2011, Dustin was featured by LinkTV as a “Rising star in documentary filmmaking.” Originally from New England, Dustin has lived in the Washington, DC area for the past 17 years. New Chefs on the Block is his first feature film.