LIVE from the 2026 Lumina Foundation State Policy Retreat - with Cindy Nava, Senator & Majority Whip, New Mexico State Senate, & Deborah Santiago, Co-founder & CEO, Excelencia in Education
Cindy Nava and Deborah Santiago
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What this conversation answers
- 01
What happens when a former DACA recipient makes history in the New Mexico State Senate?
- 02
Why is there a difference between enrolling a Latino student & actually serving them?
- 03
How do you lead without losing sight of why you started?
Show notes
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Cindy Nava, Senator & Majority Whip, New Mexico State Senate, District 9, & Deborah Santiago, Co-founder & CEO, Excelencia in Education
In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 Lumina Foundation State Policy Retreat in Philadelphia,
YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco
- What happens when a former DACA recipient makes history in the New Mexico State Senate?
- Why is there a difference between enrolling a Latino student & actually serving them?
- How do you lead without losing sight of why you started?
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