wˈɛmpəl wʌz ɹˈeɪzd ɪn nˌɪskeɪˈuːnə, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, ænd ɐtˈɛndᵻd hˈæməltən kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn klˈɪntən, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
Wemple was raised in Niskayuna, New York, and attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, graduating in 1986.