Trent Ball serves as Senior Strategy Director for Completion at MOCAN. Trent leads MOCAN's postsecondary attainment strategy, and the organization’s work with postsecondary institutions, community-based organizations as well as the Postsecondary Equity Network (PEN). Prior to joining MOCAN, Trent retired from Southeast Missouri State University and holds the title Associate Provost Emeritus. During his tenure at Southeast, he provided leadership and management of the Academic Support Centers, including Educational Access Programs, Learning Assistance Programs, and the TRIO Programs (McNair Scholars and Student Support Services). Trent is the Past Board Chair for the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), Past President of The Educational Opportunity Association (EOA) and Past President of MO-KAN-NE - all TRIO and educational opportunity and access promoting professional organizations. His goal is to increase educational equity and opportunity by developing and supporting a generation of postsecondary education leaders who look like, and share lived experiences with, the students we must intentionally serve and support. Ball has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Psychology from Culver-Stockton College, a Master of Arts in Psychological Counseling and Therapy and completed coursework in the Master of Public Administration program at Southeast Missouri State University.