Dr. Dale McIsaac was a teacher/administrator in 10 schools in his 37-year career. During that time, he coached 150 teams at the school, community, provincial and college levels. He has been, and continues to be, an active volunteer in local and provincial watershed organizations. He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee medal and the King Charles III Coronation medal. His doctoral dissertation researched and reported on "teachers' aspirations to the principalship in PEI schools".

He lives in Donagh PEI with his wife, Ann-Marie. They have two adult sons, Dean and Luke. His favourite pastimes are fishing, hunting, reading and storytelling. This is his third book.