Don is a member of The American Guild of Variety Artists (A.G.V.A.) and is the past President of the Parent Assembly of the Society of American Magicians, the largest and oldest magical fraternity in America. He has been the co-producer of the Salute to Magic at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City.
     He has also performed off-Broadway as an actor. His corporate affiliations include NYNEX, Bell Atlantic, New York telephone, AT&T, and other corporations as an entertainer and lecturer.

     Don is also a Hypnotherapist certified by both the National Guild of Hypnotists and the International Society for Professional Hypnosis. A gifted speaker and instructor in all aspects of hypnosis whose methods are a culmination of procedures developed in the military as part of G2, and as a former public relations executive.  He has a B.A. degree and two Master’s degrees.  His PhD work has been in the field of Sociology. He also has a lifetime CPM from the Institute for Supply Management, Inc.

     He has appeared on TV and major radio programs, and is frequently sought out as a guest speaker for businessmen’s groups, professional associations and lay audiences. In his lecture-demonstrations, Don does much to dispel the myths associated with hypnosis and provides his audience with an understanding of the power of suggestion as used in advertising, public relations and politics.

     Young audiences especially learn how vulnerable they are to the power of suggestion. With only a few words, youthful audiences are amazed to discover how they respond to mass suggestion.  These audiences also learn how to guard against negative suggestion and how to develope a utilization of positive self suggestion.