Trent Simmons

Chief Program Officer

Trent Simmons, Chief Program Officer at Sacramento Steps Forward, oversees program outcomes to ensure they align with organizational goals and is the primary liaison to the Sacramento City & County Continuum of Care. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University-Provo in 2013. Trent continued his academic journey at the University of California-Davis, where he obtained his Master’s degree in 2016 and his Doctorate in 2019.

Since then, Trent has worked in the public and nonprofit sectors, leveraging his analytical expertise to take action through data. Outside of work, he enjoys teaching college-level statistics at Sacramento City College, authoring statistical programming texts, exploring new analytical methods, playing board games with friends, and spending quality time with his family.