David Perry is the founder/CEO of David Perry & Associates, Inc. (www.davidperry.com) handling PR, promotion, social marketing and crisis communications for a wide variety of private and governmental clients. Along with his husband, Alfredo Casuso, Perry has visited over 70 countries, with an especial love for Spain, Italy and Ireland. For almost two years beginning in 1998, Perry worked his way around the world as the onboard editor for the cruise ship “Crystal Symphony.” Since then, he has returned to sea many times as a lecturer on maritime history. In addition, Perry’s first novel, “Upon This Rock” (Pace Press), a mystery set in the 20th and 16th centuries in Orvieto, Italy is currently available for pre-sale and in print September 1.