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. 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 gets to spend his days outside, ensuring that our field 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.
Taft Franklin
Crew Leader
A native of Mebane where he grew up fishing and hunting, Taft always knew he wanted to work outdoors. He graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in turfgrass management, which naturally led him to being a golf course superintendent for several years.
Now that Taft is part of the NC Drainage family, he still visits the golf course, but just for fun and at a more reasonable hour of the day, which means his wife and two kids actually get to see him in the mornings.
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 in multiple industries, 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 to ensure that the magic happens just the way he and his customers envision and expect.
Cameron Thomas
Crew Leader
Cameron heads one of our 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 for him, Cameron and his wife have four kids at home (three of whom are triplets), which makes family time very important - and often quite hectic - for the Thomases.
Jared Hopkins
Field Estimator
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.
Anne Kimbrell
Office Manager
If you’ve scheduled work or a consultation with us, you’ve probably talked to or emailed with Anne. She is a UNCG graduate and a former elementary school teacher who, in addition to holding down the fort at company headquarters, is now a proud mother to two kids and loves the freedom and flexibility that being part of the NC Drainage family gives her.
Anne is a big walker. hiker, backpacker, and adventurer, and just generally loves the fresh air of the North Carolina outdoors, even when it’s rushing in her face at 120 mph (she’s jumped out of planes a dozen times while working toward her skydiving license).
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, complex, or unexpected 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 things around the shop and watching racing.
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.