Dale has held four chief executive positions, with responsibility for strategy, operations, finance, governance, regulatory compliance, workforce, quality, and organizational performance.
Positions
President and CEO, Gaudenzia — Pennsylvania, 2019–2024; a major nonprofit provider of substance use disorder treatment and related services
President and CEO, The Providence Center — Rhode Island, 2004–2017
President and CEO, Riverbend Community Mental Health — New Hampshire, 1994–2004
President and CEO, Eastern Middlesex Human Services — Massachusetts, 1987–1994
Executive & Professional Experience
Executive and Professional Leadership
Residential Operating Experience
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. (2019–2024): more than 1,200 residential substance use disorder and behavioral health beds serving women, women with children, and adults
Rhode Island (2004–2017): approximately 150 adult behavioral health and substance use disorder residential beds
New Hampshire (1994–2004): four residential behavioral health programs—crisis, short-term, and long-term adult—with more than 60 licensed beds
Massachusetts (1987–1994): three adult I/DD residences—36 beds—operating under the then Department of Mental Retardation
Recent Advisory Work
Principal consultant to I/DD providers, including a multistate provider with a significant residential footprint and two Pennsylvania residential providers, evaluating organizational operations, quality assurance, compliance systems, and affiliation readiness.
National Leadership and Public Service
Board Chair, National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, now the National Council for Mental Wellbeing (2003–2005)
Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Mental Health Corporations of America (2011–2017)
Pennsylvania Behavioral Health Commission for Adult Mental Health, appointed by Governor Tom Wolf (2022)
Advisory committee, Governor-elect Josh Shapiro Transition Team (2022)
Rhode Island Healthcare Reform Commission, gubernatorial appointment (2011–2017)