Dusty earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Wright State University. While attending WSU from 1996 through 1999, Dusty played baseball and lettered each of these years. He continued playing professionally after being drafted by the Detroit Tigers Organization in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft.

After concluding his baseball career in 2000, Dusty commenced working in the financial services industry for Salomon Smith Barney. He spent 10 years with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (and its predecessor firms) before leaving in the Fall of 2010 to start his own independent financial advisory firm known today as Pathways Wealth Management. In 2009, prior to leaving Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Dusty achieved the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation which represents and demonstrates a high level of competency, ethics, and professionalism in the business of financial planning.

Dusty and his wife, Julie, currently reside in Tipp City, OH with their three children Cade, Kendall, and Maya and their two yellow labs Jeter and Wagner. Dusty enjoys fishing, golfing, baseball, football, supporting WSU Athletics and spending time with his family.

Dusty has obtained FINRA Series Licensing 7,63,65 and 99.