MEET THE TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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GARRETT BOONE
Co-Founder and Retired CEO of The Container Store, Member of the Retailing Hall of Fame. Committed environmentalist advocating for green spaces and conservation. Co-Founder of Texas Business for Clean Air, Greening Czar of Dallas-committed to providing 10-minute walk park access for all the citizens of Dallas; working through Greenspace Dallas. Involved in providing access and National Park like amenities for green space throughout Dallas, also active in many efforts to address the litter/trash problems in the city of Dallas.
SIS JOHNSON
Few things could make Sis Johnson happier than legislation that would keep plastic out of our waterways. As a past chair of Buffalo Bayou Partnership and avid kayaker along the Texas Coast, she knows all too well what a scourge beverage containers are for our environment. Also an avid biker along Texas byways, her views of wildflowers are too often tainted by beer cans and water bottles. She has also served as President and Chair of the Houston literary nonprofit Inprint. Currently she serves on the boards of the Houston Parks Board, The Houston Seminar, Brazos Bookstore, KIPP, and St. Andrew’s School--Delaware. A former high school English teacher, she now divides her time between volunteer work and indulging her passion for the outdoors, hiking, biking, and skiing.
MIKE GARVER
Mike Garver is a longtime Houston resident, entrepreneur, and founder of Texans for Clean Water. Mike has been a tireless advocate for clean and litter-free open spaces and waterways, especially the Buffalo Bayou located here in Houston, which has earned him the nickname “The Trashman of the Buffalo Bayou”. Among his many accomplishments, he was the driving force behind research into the direct costs of litter and illegal dumping borne by Houston and other Texas cities. An engineer by training, Mike invented a vacuum attachment for a boat - called the Bayou-Vac, which has removed well over 2,000 cubic yards of trash from the Buffalo Bayou. He founded Texans for Clean Water in 2013 with the goal of engaging business and industry to share in the responsibility of tackling waterway litter because he believes both the economy and the environment benefits from clean, trash-free waterways.
MAIA CORBITT
PRESIDENT
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Maia Corbitt has worked on water and waste issues for more than 20 years, focusing on finding solutions through research and data-driven public policy. She also serves on the boards of directors for the National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC), Container Recycling Institute (CRI), and as Chair of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Advocacy Committee. Maia previously worked with Booth, Ahrens & Werkenthin PC, a water law and lobby firm, and as Executive Director of the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR). She started her career in environmental leadership at the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) in Austin after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin.
GRETCHEN HILYARD
Gretchen Hilyard serves as a director for the Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation. The GBH family foundation areas of focus are litter prevention research, educational scholarships, as well as beautification of parks, trails, waterways and gardens. As a former teacher, Gretchen is passionate about educating America’s youngest how to properly dispose of litter and the benefits of recycling. In addition to her active role at Garver Real Estate, volunteering in her community, Gretchen also serves on the Dean’s Council for the School of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M her alma mater. Gretchen and her husband, Alan, reside in Houston, Texas where they have raised their two children.
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