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Timothy D. Bellavia is an award winning children's author, illustrator and educator with a M.F.A. from Pratt Institute. He is an alumnus of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Mr. Bellavia recently presented his doll making curriculum on the International Day of Tolerance at the United Nations. The New York City Department of Education realized the value of the curriculum and awarded Mr. Bellavia's T.I.M.M.E. Company a contract. This contract has allowed Bellavia to amplify the company's mission to teach tolerance to New York City's school children while integrating the arts into the literacy curriculum. He teaches in the School of Education & Psychology, Graduate Division at Touro College, in New York City.