General President Brigham's Bio
Dana A. Brigham
General President
Background Information
General President Dana A. Brigham started in the elevator industry in October 1966. He was employed as a probationary helper by Horner Elevator Company where he worked in the construction department until the 1967 strike. At the conclusion of the strike, Dana went to work for Armor Elevator Company in construction. In 1968, he left the trade for a two year term with U.S. Marine Corps serving our country in Vietnam. Upon completion of his tour of duty in 1970, he returned to Armor where he worked in maintenance and modernization until 1972. During his employ at Armor Elevator in 1971, he became a card mechanic and stayed with Armor until 1972. From 1972 to 1975, Dana was employed by Westinghouse in construction, and in 1975 Dana worked at Westinghouse in maintenance.
Dana was first elected an officer of Local 10 in 1975. Local 10 then elected him as one of their Business Representatives in 1985. Dana became Local 10’s Business Manager in 1991 and was also elected to serve concurrently on the General Executive Board of the International Union of Elevator Constructors as the Seventh (7th) Vice President. In 1996, he was re-elected as Second (2nd) Vice President of the IUEC where he held that office until the Executive Board elected him in February 1998 to fill the unexpired term of Edward C. Sullivan as the Assistant to the General President.
Dana served the International Union of Elevator Constructors in that capacity until July 29, 2000 when, because of the vacancy created by Edward C. Sullivan’s election to the position of President of the Building and Construction Trades Department, the IUEC General Executive Board convened and unanimously elected Brother Brigham to serve as the General President of the International Union of Elevator Constructors.