Meet the NC Drainage Team
The NC Drainage team is more than just a group of employees, we’re a family. Many of us have known one another for a very long time and enjoy spending time together with our families outside of work. That kind of camaraderie and the spirit of teamwork it creates is what we think sets us apart. Most of all, we count on each other to deliver the highest level of work for our customers. As a licensed General Contractor, we take pride in our shared accomplishments and hope that spirit of cooperation is reflected in the work we do for you.
JASON CROWE - Owner and Founder
Jason is the owner and co-founder of NC Drainage. As a lifelong resident of the North Carolina piedmont and with over 20 years of experience digging, trenching, and excavating, Jason has deep and time-tested knowledge of local ground and soil conditions.
Jason graduated from Elon University in 2003 where he met his wife, Stephanie. Today, the Crowe family - which now includes four kids - lives in Hillsborough.
In Jason’s spare time, he enjoys fishing with his kids, playing golf, and spending time with friends…many of whom he’s fortunate to also call NC Drainage co-workers.
Ryan Hodges
Superintendent
Ryan is a Greensboro resident and a North Carolina native with a degree in electronics but zero interest in working at a desk. To that end, he worked as a golf course superintendent before joining NC Drainage. Now, he spends his days outside, ensuring that our crews deliver the highest level of quality for our customers.
Golf is still a love for Ryan, as well as spending time with family, friends, and his dog, Wyatt. Depending on the time of year, you’ll notice a change in the length of his beard, but underneath it you’ll find one of the nicest guys around who truly cares about making sure the customer is happy.
Cameron Thomas
Crew Leader
Cameron heads one of our field crews and has been around machinery, landscaping, and outdoor job sites for the better part of his adult life. He holds a degree in turfgrass management and technologies.
If working hard all day long leading a field crew for NC Drainage wasn’t enough to fill up his plate, Cameron and his wife have four children at home (three of whom are triplets), which makes family time very important - and often quite hectic - for the Thomases.
Zach Albright
Crew Leader
Zach’s experience that has qualified him as an NC Drainage Crew leader comes from a lifetime spent around tractors and heavy machinery. He takes great pride in high quality, careful, and safe work day in and day out.
Zach is a family man with a wife and two boys at home. He is an avid hunter, fisherman, and NFL football fan. The Albright homestead is in Hurdle Mills, NC, which is also where he was born and raised.
Adam Lyon
Customer Relations Manager
Adam is a North Carolina lifer; born in Elkin and raised in Burlington where he still lives today with his wife, Theresa, and their two children. He has more than two decades of customer relations experience and spends much of his free time fishing, playing golf, and woodworking.
Adam was part of NC Drainage before there was an NC Drainage, working with Jason to help friends with muddy yards. Things are a little different today – and while you can still find him with a shovel now and then, he mostly advises our crews so customers get results that are exactly what they envision and expect.
Kyle Johnson
Crew Leader
Kyle is as dedicated a member of the NC Drainage team as you will find, and that’s saying a lot. With almost a decade of underground knowledge and machine operating experience there’s no job too large or complex when Kyle is around.
Most of Kyle’s time outside of work is spent with his three favorite people: his wife, Katie, and his two young daughters. Free time usually gets focused on tinkering on various things around the shop to make them work better or go faster and watching racing.
Danika Waggoner
Office Manager
A Graham, NC native, Danika is one half of the Waggoner contingent at NC Drainage (her twin brother Justin works here too). She’s a fan of big dogs, coffee, playing golf, and has a tough time deciding whether she prefers the beach or the lake.
You might think Danika is a bit on the young side to be an obsessed fan of ‘90s television, but challenge her to a “Friends” trivia contest and see what happens.
Jared Hopkins
Sales & Business Development
Born and raised on a Mebane tobacco farm, Jared has always loved the outdoors. Naturally, he chose to pursue a degree in accounting and spent his early career in management, sales, and the golf industry. Ultimately, the pull of the fresh air proved too great and he decided he wanted to spend more time out and about.
Today, Jared lives on his family farm with his wife and two boys and loves the fact that he gets to spend his work time and his free time outside. He takes great pride in working at a company that works with its customers to ensure they can enjoy their yards to the fullest extent possible.
David Lyon
Crew Leader
David came to NC Drainage with 15 years of experience as a dirt bike mechanic, so you could say that he and the NC mud are well acquainted, and that’s made him a great Crew Leader for NC Drainage. Now he takes great pride in seeing the transformation of a customer project from start to completion.
He is a true outdoorsman, but when he’s not on a boat or in a tree stand, you’ll find him spending time with his family at their home in Graham.
Hannah Jones
Office Manager
Hannah was born and raised in Burlington, NC and was the lone girl fending for herself against three brothers growing up. She must have done all right, because now she works alongside two of them at NC Drainage.
She has over a decade of customer service experience and spends as much of her spare time as possible either traveling or down at the beach with her husband.
Taft Franklin
Field Estimator
A native of Mebane where he grew up fishing, raising rabbits, and carving small wooden statues, Taft always knew he wanted to work outdoors. He graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in turfgrass management, which led him to being a golf course superintendent for several years, fighting with the fickle NC weather to grow perfect grass.
Now that Taft is NC Drainage material, he’s only at the golf course for fun and at a much more reasonable hour of the day. His wife and two kids are grateful for this since they actually get to see him in the mornings now, at least when he’s not whittling wood.
Alberto Vergara
Crew Leader
Alberto was raised in North Carolina and has always had a passion for the outdoors. When he’s not in the field working hard for NC Drainage customers, there’s a high likelihood that you might find him out playing soccer with friends and family.
He is the proud father of two daughters, Stephanie and Nicole, and his favorite way to spend his free time is a long walk on the beach with his wife, Silvia.
Stephanie Crowe
Finance Director
Stephanie graduated Magna Cum Laude from Elon University in 2003 and received her MBA from Elon in 2009. She enjoys supporting her husband, who happens to be the founder of NC Drainage, with the finance side of their business.
In addition to raising their four small (but rapidly growing) children, she is an active volunteer and member of their school’s PTGO. In her free time, you can find her crafting, cooking, or if the stars have aligned in the best possible way, on the golf course.
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NC Drainage was born from one simple question: "How can I spend more time outside?
With over 20 years of experience digging in the North Carolina ground, and with more clay-stained boots in our closets than we can count, our professional drainage consultants and drainage installation crews know exactly what it takes to transform your yard from a muddy mess into a thriving outdoor space that you, your family, and your friends will appreciate.
NC Drainage is locally owned and operated and offers flexible scheduling for drainage quotes as well as completion of your drainage system installation projects. Whether the questions you have are basic like “What is a french drain?” or “How much does a french drain cost?” or something more complex than that, we’re here to collaborate with you as we create a plan.
