Diagnosis: Poverty
Sep 17, 2026 12:15 PM
Marcella Wilson, Ph.D, Author
Diagnosis: Poverty

Author of Diagonsis: Poverty - www.DiagnosisPoverty.com
Founder: Transitition to Success - www.TransistionToSuccess.org

Marcella Wilson, Ph.D., has over 30 years of extensive experience in healthcare administration, not-for-profit management, behavioral health, criminal justice and public sector programming. Dr. Wilson, a University of Michigan alumna, holds a Master's degree in Social Work and a Ph.D. in Health and Higher Education. Dr. Wilson is an Emmy Award winner for the “What Are You Fighting For” documentary promoting youth volunteerism. In her role as CEO and Founder of Transition to Success® (TTS), Wilson is leading a national social change movement. Transition to Success is a demonstrated standard of care to treat poverty as an environmentally based medical condition and not a character flaw. Dr. Wilson’s book, “Diagnosis: Poverty”, defines a scalable, sustainable, measurable, multi- generational response to poverty that can be implemented across health, human services, government, education and faith-based organizations. TTS Certified Coaches teach clients how to identify their challenges and access the funded delivery system in the pursuit of their dreams. Today, with statistically significant outcomes in 7 independent evaluations, Transition to Success® defines uniform protocols and analytics treating poverty across practice, organizations and communities.