Tara Hughes, the 2023 New Mexico Teacher of the Year, joins the podcast for a conversation on the importance of early childhood education. Hughes talks about how she gained a passion for teaching while running the Santa Fe Opera stage crew and reflects on what kids need to succeed in the classroom. 

Tara Hughes, the 2023 New Mexico Teacher of the Year, joins the podcast for a conversation on the importance of early childhood education. Hughes talks about how she gained a passion for teaching while running the Santa Fe Opera stage crew and reflects on what kids need to succeed in the classroom.

Conversations Different is presented by the Santa Fe New Mexican and features host Inez Russell Gomez in provocative talks with local and regional personalities shaping the landscape of Northern New Mexico.

Inez Russell Gomez is Opinion Page Editor at the Santa Fe New Mexican with decades of experience writing and editing the news in America's oldest capital city.

Conversations Different is presented by the Santa Fe New Mexican and features host Inez Russell Gomez in provocative talks with local and regional personalities shaping the landscape of Northern New Mexico.
Inez Russell Gomez is Opinion Page Editor at the Santa Fe New Mexican with decades of experience writing and editing the news in America's oldest capital city.