St. Louis’ S. M. Wilson & Co. added Will Perkins as K-12 Education Construction Consultant. In this role, he will meet with school districts across Missouri to introduce S. M. Wilson and support their capital project planning.
Perkins brings 31 years of experience in public education, including 24 years in school administration and 21 years as a superintendent. He also has extensive experience guiding school districts and boards of education through budgeting, bond issues, capital planning and community campaigns, including two successful ballot initiatives.
Throughout his career, Perkins served rural Missouri public school districts as a teacher, coach, principal and superintendent. He was named the Macon County R-IV Teacher of the Year and received the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution’s Outstanding Teacher of American History Award. He also taught graduate-level educational leadership courses to prepare teachers and aspiring administrators for leadership positions within their districts.
As superintendent, Perkins helped lead Atlanta C-3 School District to state and national recognition. Under his leadership, the district was one of eight Missouri schools recognized as a Missouri Gold Star School in 2017 and was subsequently named a National Blue Ribbon School for Sustained High Achievement.
Perkins holds an Education Specialist (EdS) in Educational Leadership from William Woods University. He serves on the Board of Directors of Samaritan Hospital in Macon, Missouri.
