Meet Our Team

Rachel Roff grew up in Northern California, where at an early age she experienced intense bullying due to a large nevus mole on her face and struggles with acne. While getting a college degree was important, her personal experiences fueled her passion to become a medical aesthetician and open her own medical spa. She attended University of San Francisco and later moved to Charlotte, NC where she attended University of North Carolina at Charlotte and completed her BA in Sociology. One week after finishing college, she attended the National Aesthetics Institute and received her license. After that she entered the industry and began working at a medical spa as a laser technician. Read More

Dr. David Henderson is the Founding Medical Director at Urban Skin Rx®. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1988 from the University of California. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1994. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Richland Memorial Hospital and the Dorn V.A. Hospital in Columbia, SC. During his final year, he served as Chief Resident. He has served as Medical Director for a national Laser Hair removal center here in Charlotte. He is currently a hospitalist at Presbyterian Hospital-Charlotte.

Melissa Butler is a Detroit native who launched start-up beauty brand, The Lip Bar, into a nationwide phenomenon. Melissa has been featured by Entrepreneur, Forbes, Essence, LinkedIn and more for her work in diversifying the beauty industry and pioneering vegan products. Her passion for disrupting beauty norms was evident in her Ted Talk on the intersection of beauty and culture. She firmly believes “Everyone deserves to have representation. Without it, we are left seeking validation.” Melissa obtained her B.A. in Business Finance from Florida A&M University before going on to work on Wall Street as a licensed stockbroker and then helping to change the beauty industry as we know it.

Deisha Barnett is the Chief Brand & Communications Officer and Head of Diversity & Inclusion at the Metro Atlanta Chamber. In prior roles, Barnett led communications strategy for Walmart and Procter & Gamble brands. She started her career managing multicultural-targeted marketing campaigns for Procter & Gamble brands, including Tampax and COVERGIRL. Ms. Barnett is known for her inspiring leadership approach and media relations prowess. PR Week described her as a “pro who represents the future of PR.” Ms. Barnett is on the executive advisory council for the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications. She is also on the board of the Atlanta Press Club. Ms. Barnett is a proud alumna of Clark Atlanta University. She holds a B.A. in Mass Communications with a concentration in public relations.

Cheryl Moss has over 15 years of investor experience and has been a member of the Friend Skoler & Co. team since 2006. Ms. Moss currently serves on the Board of Directors of Hex Performance. She also serves on the Board of the Association for Corporate Growth's New Jersey Chapter. Prior to joining Friend Skoler & Co., Ms. Moss was a Senior Analyst at Prudential Private Capital, where she originated and managed a portfolio of private placement fixed income investments. Ms. Moss earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business with concentrations in Finance and Accounting.

Steven Skoler has over 30 years of experience working as an investor/operating manager with growing middle market companies. Current and former Board memberships include Accessories Marketing, Inc., Ballet Jewels LLC, Box Services, LLC, CNC Global Limited, Event Photography Group, Inc., Hopkins Manufacturing Corp., Kenlin Pet Supply, Inc., Madan Plastics, Inc., Salon Lofts Group LLC, and Woodstream Corporation. Mr. Skoler has also served as the President of Madan Plastics and a Vice President of Kenlin Pet Supply. Mr. Skoler holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from The Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Rachel Roff is a game-changer in the beauty space and prides herself on bringing inclusivity to the clinical skincare industry with the founding of both Urban Medspa and Weight Loss Center and Urban Skin Rx® in Charlotte, NC. In addition to being featured in numerous publications, Ms. Roff has been recognized as a leading beauty innovator by Forbes and WWD. Urban Skin Rx® is sold nationwide at Target, Ulta, CVS, urbanskinrx.com, dermstore.com, HSN.com and QVC.com. Ms. Roff holds a B.A. from UNC Charlotte and is a licensed medical aesthetician. She earned her postgraduate certification in skin color and pigmentation from The International Dermal Institute.