Dr. Mac (aka Don MacMannis, Ph.D.) is a singer/songwriter who specializes in creative projects for young children. He is music director and songwriter for the PBS hit series, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, and has won numerous awards for his songwriting and production talents, including a Teacher’s Choice Award, and First Prize, Children’s Category, for the song "The Magic Word."
Also a child and family psychologist, he is the Clinical Director of the Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara. In demand as a presenter on a variety of topics related to parenting and teaching, he has been interviewed by national newspapers, magazines, radio programs, Time Magazine, Inside Edition, Time for Kids, AOL, and At Home-Live.
