Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Tim has been in full-time frontline social justice work for over 30 years-serving, learning, and teaching across North America and around the world. Tim is a much sought-after national speaker in addition to a best-selling author of books for adults and an award-winning author-illustrator of children's books. Tim is the author of seven book titles of which six have either been nominated for or won national awards. They include: Bent Hope: a Street Journal, Dancing with Dynamite: Celebrating Against the Odds (which won Best Canadian Book of the Year award in 2011), The Yuletide Factor: Cause for Perpetual Comfort and Joy, and his previous illustrated children's books, The Cardboard Shack Beneath the Bridge: Helping Children Understand Homelessness, It's Hard Not to Stare: Helping Children Understand Disabilities, The Honour Drum: Sharing the Beauty of Canada's Indigenous People with Children, Families and Classrooms, and Am I Safe: Exploring Fear and Anxiety with Children, all published by Castle Quay Books. Tim is married to Diane and is the father of two beloved young adult children - Sarah Jane and Jake.