TEAM
Our Team
Bill Keating
Chief Executive Officer
Bill is the CEO and Founder of Waste Acquisition Group (WAG), a DC-based waste services firm focused on providing high-quality waste services to municipal and commercial customers in the construction, entertainment, waste-water, and waste industries. Bill is a member of the RLJ Private Equity Executive Network and a member of the Board of Directors of RLJ Thompson Trucking, a portfolio company of RLJ Equity Partners, a $250mm private equity firm based in Bethesda, MD. Bill has a wealth of business experience across the private sector from healthcare to investment banking. Bill sits on the Board of Directors of the Woodrow Wilson Institute. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and earned his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
Eric Mitchell MD, FACPE
Head Medical Research
From the farm to the lab, Dr. Mitchell spearheads VitaminCBD’s educational outreach efforts.
He is a former orthopedic surgeon and sports, medicine doctor. He specializes in pain management for PTSD and TBI. He holds a master’s degree in international relations from Salve Regina University and is a graduate of The U.S. Army War College. The Colonel (ret.) commanded two combat support hospitals and served globally as Inspector General for the DOD. Dr. Mitchell completed his medical training at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, including a Fellowship in Orthopedic Research with multiple published articles in peer review journals. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physician Executives. Dr. Mitchell was SVP of Medical Affairs at a local healthcare system in Philadelphia. His community service includes serving on several Boards of Directors.
Roy Chip Ellis
Head of Business Development
Roy is Chairman of Hemp Commodity Industries, LLC. In addition to Roy’s duties with HCI, he is the Co-founder of the Ellis Development Group, and founder of Ellis Enterprises LLC, a real estate development services company. Ellis Enterprises, LLC, located in the Washington, DC. market manages various commercial and residential real estate development projects including mixed-use developments and historic restorations. As a result of these efforts both companies, have created approximately one million square feet of residential and commercial space with an asset value of over $400mm. Mr. Ellis is a graduate of Howard University.
Carmen S. Hayford-Mitchell, RN BSN
Quality Assurance Officer
Carmen received her RN from Central Maine Medical Center School of Nursing and her BSN from the University of Southern Maine. She brings thirty years of healthcare delivery through her critical care nursing, teaching at Kaplan University and quality assurance experience. Carmen has a strong focus on customer satisfaction and patient advocacy.