Travis J. Weller has been the Director of Bands at Mercer Area Middle-Senior High School since August of 1995. He earned his bachelor's degree in Music Education with a concentration in Tuba and Conducting from Grove City College, and graduated from Duquense University in May of 2007 with a Master's Degree in Music Education. Travis is currently enrolled in the Doctoral Program at Kent State University in addition to his teaching duties at Mercer. He has taken additional studies at Youngstown State University, and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. At Mercer, he is the Director of the Middle School Concert Band, Senior High Concert Band, and Senior High Wind Ensemble. He shares teaching duties for the 8th Grade General Music classes. In addition to the concert bands, he instructs the extra-curricular marching band, pep band, and jazz ensemble. He is also the Faculty Advisor for the Technical Productions Crew and is the Stage Manager for the Middle-Senior High School. He has previously been director of the all school musical (1995-2001), and co-director for commencement exercises at Mercer.

Mr. Weller holds professional membership in PMEA, Phi Beta Mu (Nu Chapter), and the NBA. Travis is also a free lance arranger and composer of music for school bands. He began arranging and composing during his undergraduate work for the Gallery Brass Quintet. He has continued his work in this area, recently studying with Quincy Hilliard at the University of the Arts in the summer of 2006. He has written over 30 pieces for concert bands ranging from elementary to college, receiving numerous performances. Notable performances have been given by the Grove City College Symphonic Concert Band (PMEA State Conference 2007), the Westminster College Wind Ensemble, the Marks Concert Band in Hermitage, the Carnegie Mellon Pre-college Summer Wind Ensemble, the Florida State University Summer Wind Ensemble, and the Vandercook College Symphonic Band (Midwest, 2009).