Meet the Team

Officers

• Collin Wheeler
  Founder/CEO

  

  Collin started 123JUNK in January 2008 with one old truck and has seen his company grow to a fleet of trucks and a staff of competent professionals. Today, his role within the company varies from hour to hour. It’s not uncommon for him to wake up at 6am to work a vendor table at an expo and be on the truck by 11am “getting his hands dirty.” Thus is the life of a “Junk Man.”

  As the business matured, Collin has slowly shifted much of his efforts from working in business development and focusing more on big picture objectives like 123JUNK’s Green Initiative. His long-term goal is to found a non-profit that’s tied into 123JUNK and makes a substantially positive impact on the earth and its resources.

  Collin was raised in Herndon, VA and graduated from Chantilly High School. He went on to attend Radford University, where he earned a Bachelor in Business Marketing and Management. He enjoys adventure sports, Redskins football, a cold Corona and a good business book.

  Connect to Collin on LinkedIn

• Zach Johnson
  General Manager

  

  Zach has been with 123JUNK since March of 2010 and is responsible for many of the company’s day-to-day activities. You may find him making and receiving sales calls, dispatching crews, conducting on-site estimates, and attending important company functions. Zach played a critical role in establishing 123JUNK’s professional partnership with Habitat ReStore NOVA, among other local charities.

  Born in Slidell, LA, Zach grew up in Purcellville, VA, where he graduated from Loudoun Valley High School. He went on to attend West Virginia University, where he earned a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Professional Writing and Editing.

  Zach currently lives in Oakton, VA. He is an avid football and boxing fan, and remains a faithful supporter of all West Virginia University athletics. In his free time, Zach likes to read and exercise. He also enjoys fishing and shooting sports.

  Connect to Zach on LinkedIn

Foremen

• Joe (The Fork Lift) Drewer

  
  • Age: 24
  • City: Herndon
  • Favorite Sports Team: Redskins, Nationals, Capitals, Wizards
  • Interesting Fact: He was born with a beard
  • Irony in his nickname: No Irony. The guy can lift anything
  • What I like about being a “Junk Man”: “The crazy things we come across on jobs”

• Pat (Chatty-Pat) Chapman

  
  • Age: 21
  • City: South Riding
  • Favorite Sports Team: Redskins
  • Interesting Fact: Has 13 siblings
  • Irony in his Nickname: Pat’s actually quite a quiet person
  • What I like about being a “Junk Man”: Fast paced environment and satisfying feeling of knocking out jobs quickly

• Sam Bin

  
  • Age: 30
  • City: Falls Church
  • Favorite Sports Team: San Diego Padres
  • Interesting Fact: He can run a 6 minute mile
  • Irony in his nickname: Doesn’t have one
  • What I like about being a “Junk Man”: “Every Job is different. It keeps things interesting”

• Adam (The Rook) Friday

  
  • Age: 20
  • City: Fairfax
  • Favorite Sports Team: Eagles, Phillies, Red Sox
  • Interesting Fact: High School basketball team won districts and made it to state semi-finals
  • Irony in his nickname: Adam hasn’t been a Rookie for over a year, but the name “Rook” never went away
  • What I like about being a “Junk Man”: Meeting new (and interesting) personalities every day

• Mike (Mikey) Mannello

  
  • Age: 22
  • City: Herndon
  • Favorite Sports Team: Washington Wizards
  • Interesting Fact: He has over 45 pairs of shoes.
  • What I like about being a “Junk Man”: “Easy way to maintain my six pack abs”

• Kevin (Wheels) Wheeler

  
  • Age: 20
  • City: Herndon
  • Favorite Sports Team: Redskins
  • Interesting Fact: Spent several weeks over the past few summers with his church doing missions in Sierra Leone
  • What I like about being a “Junk Man”: “I’m not stuck in a closed building with my boss asking me about TPS reports”

• Taylon (Tay) Thomas

  
  • Age: 30
  • City: Herndon
  • Favorite Sports Team: Cowboys
  • Interesting Fact: Played college basketball
  • What I like about being a “Junk Man”: Get to meet a lot of different personalities

• Chris Mannello

  
  • Age: 21
  • City: Herndon
  • Favorite Sports Team: Oakton Cougars
  • Interesting Fact: Weighs only 170 Lbs, but can bench press  235 Lbs, at least 15 times
  • What I like about being a “Junk Man”: Days fly by fast when your hauling junk

• Richard (Jay) Johnson

  
  • Age: 28
  • City: Woodbridge
  • Favorite Sports Team: Eagles
  • Interesting Fact: Former Marine
  • What I like about being a “Junk Man”: Keeps me in shape