Rand Bellavia

Rand Bellavia is the co-founder of Buffalo-based filk band Ookla the Mok along with Adam English. Bellavia met English while attending Houghton College in Western New York. He may or may not have met Dave Lennon at that time as well. Professionally, Bellavia is the Library Director at D'Youville College in Buffalo, NY. He is a Visiting Professor in the Masters of Library Science program at the University of Buffalo's School of Informatics and an Adjunct Professor of Poetry at D'Youville.