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'Well, how did you get here?' She grew up in the business

Jenell Ross is the only black woman in the country who is a second-generation dealer principal, says the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers. (NICK DAGGY)
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By:
Arlena Sawyers
July 25, 2011 05:00 AM

CENTERVILLE, Ohio -- In an industry in which dealer principals typically are white and male, the dealer principal at Bob Ross Buick-GMC and Mercedes-Benz is neither.

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