DAVE HANNAH
President of the MCSG with Eva Horton, founder of the Chimney Sweep Guild
Prior to becoming a chimney sweep in 1977, Dave spent ten years in broadcast advertising with Central Broadcasting Corporation, radio stations WUPE Pittsfield, MA, WDEW Westfield, MA and WARE Ware, MA
1977 he began sweeping after reading the Mother Earth News August West Ad, “Chimney Sweeps Earn $1000 per week.” He worked as a woodstove installer for his local Jotul Stove dealership in Spencer, MA. In 1978 he attended the Second Convention of The Chimney Sweep Guild in Arlington, VA, where he met Eva Horton, founder of The Chimney Sweep Guild.
In 1980 Dave was a founding member of the Massachusetts Chimney Sweep Guild and spent the next ten years as the Liaison to the National Chimney Sweep Guild from MA. 1n 1983 Dave was Certified Chimney Sweep #316 by the NCSG. Dave later became President of the MCSG.