Sherra Lawrence, MA, is a senior implementation specialist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (FPG) where she leads initiatives to improve the access and quality of programs, policies, and practices for children and families, especially those from marginalized populations. As a child and family research practitioner by training her work often focuses on supporting cross-sector, multi-level initiatives and using best practices from implementation and improvement science and research methods to ensure equitable development, implementation, and evaluation of programs, practices, and policies. She also currently serves as the Workforce Planning and Support Committee chair at FPG where she leads several institute-wide programs and initiatives to support community inclusion and belonging. As well as a summer research experience for students from North Carolina Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to promote the development of a diverse pipeline of child development researchers and practitioners.