Stephen McKinney, MA, is an implementation associate with the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. He provides project management and implementation support to learning partners on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Effective Implementation Cohort (EIC) and NY Math Network projects to support implementation of high-quality math curricula. Additionally, Stephen helped co-chair the FPG State Engagement committee as part of the FPG Next initiative. Prior to his time at FPG, Stephen served as a project manager for NC State's Wolfpack WORKS project.