Lee Towles is a lifelong musician who has combined his passions for music, math and science to co-found the MARS project at Downtown High School. He has played a wide variety of music genres as a drummer, guitarist, bassist and vocalist. Towles began his teaching career in 1996 after earning a B.S. in Mathematics Education. After many years of teaching by day and playing music in various bands by night, he came to Downtown in 2009 and found a unique and wonderful opportunity to create a vibrant music program that would engage students in school through the brilliant world of music. In addition to playing music, Towles is an avid surfer and snowboarder.