Don Haynes has been the Director of Bands at LBJ High School in Austin for 29 years. He often serves as a region band conductor and clinician throughout Texas. He has given conducting work shops at the TBA Convention/Clinic, the Northwestern State University conductor's symposium, and several inservices for band and orchestra directors in Dallas, Corpus Christi, Austin, and Houston.

Don is often called upon to adjudicate UIL music contests and various festivals. In 1994, Don was awarded the UIL Frank Demus Award, as an outstanding band director and teacher in the state of Texas.

In 1998, he received the prestigious African-American Heritage Award by the Austin Public School District.

Don's second passion is officiating high school and college basketball. He has served on several officiating crews for Texas UIL regional basketball tournament championships. In 1996, 1997,1998, Haynes officiated the UIL Girls State 5A-UIL basketball championship tournament (Austin, Texas). Don has served two terms as president of the Austin Basketball Chapter.

Don Haynes is a native of Corpus Christi where he attended Del Mar College. He received his Bachelors and the Masters Degree in Conducting at the University of Texas at Austin.