David Frew

David Frew is a visiting professor at Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA in the Graduate Organizational Leadership program. He is professor emeritus at Gannnon University where he served on the graduate faculty and held a number of administratrive posts during a 33 year career. He is also an emeritus director of Erie County Historical Society where he served as executive diretor for five years. He has been the president of his own consultung company since 1976 where his clients have included AMSCOSteris, Disney, FMC Technology, GE Crotonville (and several GE core businesses), Hammermill Paper, Lord Corporation, National Fuel Gas, NASA, and a number of regional nonprofits. Dr. Frew has authored or coauthored 35 books and more than 100 journal articles, cases and papers. His work has appeared in publications ranging from refereed journal articles in such periodicals "The Journal of Applied Psychology" and "Academy of Management Journal," to popular magazines such as "Sail" and "Cruising World." His ten books on Lake Erie ships shipwrecks and shipping represent a narrative history of the core industries that formed the backbone of the Great Lakes maritime economy. His eclectic academic and experiential background which includes engineering, leadership and organizational psychology makes a perfect companion for his emerging interests in Great Lakes history.