Meet the people with a passion
for serving this community.
What started as a girl with a dream to help other women just like her has evolved into a part-time team of passionate women who are dedicated to supporting and uplifting this community. These are the women who have you on their mind and are working behind the scenes with our community of ‘dappled darlings’ to make sure you feel seen and supported.
Erika Page is the Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of Living Dappled. After getting vitiligo at the age of seven, she lost 100% of her skin’s pigment, and later founded the platform to help educate, support and inspire the 1% of the population with this condition. Erika has spoken at the U.S. World Vitiligo Day conference and has been featured in PEOPLE, WebMD, and Love What Matters. She was named one of the Top 10 Most Influential Vitiligans from 2020-2022. Today she is an avid patient advocate and sought-after leader within the vitiligo community dedicated to raising awareness for the condition and helping other women with vitiligo reclaim their lives by finding health and happiness.
Kerry is a creative strategist and storyteller based in North Carolina. With a background in marketing and a heart for helping women share their truth, she supports the Living Dappled team as a fractional CMO and strategic partner. Kerry helps bring the brand’s vision to life through email strategy, digital product planning, and storytelling that builds real connection. She’s passionate about using thoughtful content and smart systems to make an impact—and loves being part of a mission that uplifts women through honest, empowering stories. When she’s not behind the scenes of a launch, you’ll find her beachside with her family or chasing creative ideas with a strong coffee in hand.
Megan has 15+ years of experience in marketing, which includes social media, email marketing, fundraising, public relations, influencer management, web development and more. During that time, she has built a robust network, earned awards as a writer, grown her own large online following, and learned the digital marketing space inside and out. Megan works with our creator community, providing mentorship and expertise to help them grow our vitiligo community and reach new heights as creators. In addition, Megan is behind some of our engaging social media and other content here at Living Dappled.
Avery Beckendorf is an administrator and writer with nearly 20 years of professional experience in publishing, business and content creation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BA in English from the University of Central Florida. In addition to managing many behind-the-scenes details for Living Dappled, Avery homeschools her three kids. She and her husband have called Richmond, Virginia, home since 2008, and in her free time you’ll find her reading, gardening, or drinking iced coffee—and sometimes all three at the same time.
Heather Woolery-Lloyd, MD, is an internationally recognized expert in skin of color. She lectures nationally and internationally on the cosmetic concerns of skin of color. Dr. Woolery-Lloyd participates extensively in clinical research, serving as an investigator for clinical trials with an emphasis on increasing inclusion of skin of color patients. She has dozens of publications in the medical literature with a focus on skin of color dermatology. She has also been featured as an expert dermatologist in various publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Forbes. Dr. Woolery-Lloyd is an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Skin of Color Society. She also serves as Director of the Skin of Color Division for the University of Miami Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery.