Dusty was appointed Boulder Crest Retreat's Executive Director in July 2015, following considerable involvement as a mentor, teacher and guide in a number of our combat stress recovery (PATHH) retreats. Dusty is a retired US Army Airborne Ranger MP/S3/G3/Operations Specialist. He served as part of the 82nd Airborne’s Combat Parachute Assault in Panama during Operation Just Cause and with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment for Desert Shield / Storm. Since retiring Dusty has dedicated his life, passion and abilities to bringing relief, healing and hope to our active duty, veteran and transitioning military personnel experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress common in service members. His personal journey of healing combined with his exceptional leadership and teaching abilities, credibility in the Military community, and pure passion for helping Veterans, coupled with Transcendental Meditation, an effective technique for reducing PTS symptoms, delivers a powerful message and results.
Dusty previously served as the National Director of Operation Warrior Wellness for the David Lynch Foundation. He concurrently served as the Executive Director of Transcendental Meditation (TM) for Veterans with the Maharishi Foundation USA and is a Certified Transcendental Meditation(c) Teacher. Dusty has developed and managed numerous TM/Veterans based projects teaching TM to hundreds of Veterans to date. Recent projects have included DDEAMC FT Gordon, GA at the Neurological Research Center (NRC)/Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Clinic, Nellis AFB, FT Benning, GA, Boulder Crest Retreat, VA, Annapolis Vets Center, and Project Jericho in Bronx, NY.