Elder Ovett O. Wilson was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica and, from the age of 10, raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. After high school, Mr. Wilson attended The University of South Florida where he not only met his beautiful wife, Adrianne, but he also excelled in Language Arts and earned his Bachelor’s in Education, and eventually, a master’s in Educational Leadership, as well as an ED.S in Educational Leadership.

Mr. Wilson began his career in the inner-city schools of Tampa earning accolades of Hillsborough County Teacher of the Year and the Ida S. Baker Teacher award. He also developed a passion to train teachers before his first assistant principal appointment in 2006. Throughout his career, Mr. Wilson stepped into critical leadership roles and is currently the proud principal of Pizzo K-8. 

Mr. Wilson’s greatest desire above all is to teach about the amazing love of God and to love his family. Adrianne and Ovett have been married since 2007 and have two incredible sons– Jadon and Josiah.