About Media Power Youth

Board Member

KENT GOODROW

Kent Goodrow is an Account Executive at Systems Engineering, Inc. headquartered in Portland, Maine.  With over 17 years of experience in Information Systems strategy, design, implementation, management, and oversight, Kent has held roles as a Systems Administrator, Engineer, Senior Engineer, and Engineering Manager.  Kent resides in Gorham, Maine with his wife Cristen, and is a 2008 graduate of St. Lawrence University where he received his B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Limnology and Conservation Biology.  Kent is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity Management with a concentration in Information Technology management from Southern New Hampshire University.

Board Member

JUDITH HASKELL

Judy Haskell began her career as an early childhood educator, earning a Masters’ degree from Wheelock College. However, the lure of books and libraries led her to her most rewarding professional experience as the Director of the Hampton Falls Library for twenty years. During that time Judy earned a Masters’ degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Rhode Island.

Judy’s professional commitment included membership in the New Hampshire Library Association, first serving on the board and later as its President, and with the New England Library Association.   She served as a Trustee at the Exeter Public Library and enjoyed interacting with members of the business community as a board member of Hampton Rotary.

Judy supports the MPY mission because she believes in the importance of helping children and their families become more observant and discerning users of media and technology. “It’s a critical skill for an engaged, informed society. Media Power Youth is an excellent means to this
end.”

Board Member

KRISTEN FLAHERTY

Kristen Flaherty is a graduate student at Cornell Tech in New York City, studying the convergence of communication, technology, media, and society. While learning how to build meaningful technologies using a human-centric approach, she is also trained on how to assess the societal and psychological impact of these systems. She offers Media Power Youth a unique perspective on how new and emerging social technologies may impact youth and teens in the years ahead. She also guides MPY on new strategies and tools to measure program impact and gather feedback from youth and educators on ways to enhance workshops and resources.

In 2023, Kristen will graduate from Cornell Tech with a Master of Science Information Systems (Cornell University) with a Concentration in Connective Media, and a Master of Science in Applied Information Science (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology). In 2020, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and Computational Social Science at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Before starting graduate school, Kristen has spent time researching human-AI interaction as laboratory manager of the COMM Lab at Northeastern University, and as a Journeyman research fellow with the Army Research Lab (Human Research and Engineering Division).

In her free time, Kristen enjoys hiking and camping with her girlfriend, learning to cook, taking care of her house plants, travelling, and hot yoga.

Board Member

BEATRIZ GUEVARA

Beatriz is program coordinator for CollegeTracks, a nonprofit that works with first generation high school students to apply to universities that meet their social, academic and financial needs. Prior to working at CollegeTracks, Beatriz was an elementary school teacher in Miami with Teach for America. Beatriz has experience teaching all subjects in third grade, fifth grade and received the Rookie Teacher of the Year award in 2018. She also enjoyed activities outside of the classroom such as leading the chess club and tutoring students after school.

Beatriz has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Family Science from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from Florida International University. Beatriz resides in Maryland and is passionate about working with youth and making a difference in her community.

Board Member

JEFFREY JOLTON

Jeffrey Jolton is a four-time Emmy and Peabody Award winning journalist producing television news at the local, national, international and cable level.  He has spent the majority of his 30-year career working at ABC and CBS in New York City producing local nightly newscasts, special events and live coverage of breaking news, most notably the events of September 11, 2001. Jeffrey has also produced international documentaries, focusing on subjects including the AIDS crisis in South Africa and the Blood Diamond conflict in Sierra Leone, both of which spurred an international, humanitarian and political response from the United Nations and Congress. A native of Manchester, NH, Jeffrey spent his early years producing at WMUR-TV and several Boston stations before creating and launching New England Cable News, which has grown into the largest 24-hour regional news cable network in the country.

Jeffrey joined the Media Power Youth board of directors in hopes of using his professional background to help children use the internet responsibly by navigating the truth through an onslaught of media.