Dale is a Yuwaalaraay man from North Western NSW. Dale received a severe burn injury at age 2 which led him to enter the Out-of-Home-Care system. He spent most of his childhood in foster care in Western Sydney.

As a young man, Dale became involved in volunteering and charitable work in the burns sector.
Dale is passionate about social work and has been working as an Aboriginal Senior Project Officer with the NSW Department of Communities and Justice.

In Dale’s spare time, he continues his volunteering and advocacy work for burn survivors as the NSW Burns Consumer Representative and has a deep commitment to collaborative consumer-centred approaches.