Mrs. Effy Flores is a vibrant educator from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, holds a Bachelors in
Preschool Education, in Education from Mexico, and a New Mexico teaching license in Early Childhood Education. She has been living in New Mexico for 4 years and has embraced the state’s culturaldiversity.
It brings her great excitement to join the St Mary’s community as an Early Elementary Dual Language Teacher and share her own cultural heritage with her students, while also learning from and honoring their unique experiences and traditions.
Mrs. Flores enjoys outdoor activities, dancing, singing, traveling and spending time with herfamily and friends. As an educator, Mrs. Flores believes that education is the key to unlocking the potential of our future generations. She looks forward to inspiring and empowering her students to reach their full potential.


"Education is not just about imparting knowledge, its about forming human beings, its about shaping consciences, its about shaping a sense of responsibility, its about shaping a sense of solidarity, and it's about shaping a sense of compassion."

— Pope Francis, 2014.