He is an award-winning trainer who regularly delivers trainings on a wide array of subjects pertaining to adolescent development. He is an accomplished and widely published researcher. His company, The Downs Group LLC based in Seattle and Denver, offers training assessment and consultation, to agencies across the nation, with associates who have advanced educational credentials in an array of disciplines and several are alumni of foster care. All, like Dr. Downs, have extensive experience in training, research, evaluation, data analyses, fund raising, positive youth development, report preparation and revision, facilitation and policy development.