Travis Cleaver, from the rolling hills of West Virginia, honed his do-it-yourself, build-anything skills throughout his upbringing.

Travis studied Architecture at the Tulane University School of Architecture, enhancing his practical building skills with the finesse of design aesthetics that are currently implemented by EcoUrban.

Travis's fine art skills developed from his entrepreneurial craft-making and were refined through his Fine Arts courses at Tulane. He then worked with Alvarez + Basik Design Group, a premier New Orleans landscaping company for three years, where he held the Foreman position.

Seeking the vessel for tangible green change, Travis took a Permaculture Design Certification course, with Demetria. Springboarding into action, Travis and Demetria co-founded EcoUrban to actively reconstruct a sustainable urban environment here in New Orleans—one yard at a time!