Dale attended East Carolina University and graduated in 1993 from the Nursing Program. He has been a Registered Nurse for twenty-six years. Seeing the need in his college years for his community, Dale became an instructor for the American Heart Association and has been teaching classes for over twenty-five years. He is the husband of Nikki, and father of Ridge, Chelsea, and Dawson. Dale also serves as an elder at Opendoor Church in Winterville, NC where he and his family attend.