Dusten grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is a devoted single parent. His children are involved in sports, and are big fans of Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark.They are active at Freedom Church in Lebanon. Dusten works as an Inventory Supervisor at the Lacross Footwear distribution center in Whitestown, IN.  Dusten notes that working with Habitat has been a life changing process that has helped with his mindset from just getting by to thriving in adverse situations.