Dave is a BFA graduate of University of Victoria, founding member of Upintheair Theatre, lead curator of rEvolver Theatre Festival, an actor, director, performance diviser, playwright and creator. He was born on the unceded and ancestral territory of the Coast Salish People, in the city known as North Vancouver, and is committed to betterment of these lands through generosity, sharing and respect for others. He holds a non-hierarchical world view, values inclusion, loves nature, and reveres Indigenous culture, ceremony, and storytelling. Committed to the creation of new plays and performance, supporting and presenting artists at transitional points of their careers, community building, and training the next generation of theatre makers, Dave’s true passions are exhibited best when he is mentoring artists, presenting their work, and visiting other Canadian cities to view works in development.

Outside of Upintheair Dave is also a Vancouver based business manager, independent artist, event producer, and Artistic Lead of The Fox Queen Collective . He is co-owner of Brandywine Bartending School , and is a highly respected competitive mixologist, corporate trainer and team builder. Dave is a permanent staff member at The William Davis Centre at VanArts instructing in direction, acting, play creation, physical theatre and ensemble building techniques. His early creations and directorial projects challenged theatrical boundaries by generating performance for non-theatre venues, site installations and pop-ups at all-night rave dance parties. Since 2020 Dave has begun co-leadership The Fox Queen, with Tamara McCarthy and Tsatassaya White.