Damaris Pimentel came to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic with her parents and seven siblings without knowing any English. Pimentel opened Ultra Beauty Salon in Jamaica Plain in 1982 and has worked on improving her neighborhood since. She mentors other entrepreneurs, provides free haircuts to people in need and sits on the boards of both the Hyde Square Task Force and the Mount Pleasant Home.
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