Maryann Broxton is the Main Representative to the United Nations for the International Movement ATD Fourth World. Ms. Broxton draws upon her own experience as an ATD Activist (person with direct experience of poverty) when working with NGO’s, policy makers, and governmental agencies to set the conditions for equitable participation of people directly impacted by poverty in designing, implementing, and critical review of poverty solutions. Her areas of advocacy focus on housing and homelessness, hunger and food justice, and multidimensional poverty.
As the US coordinator for the Multidimensional Aspects of Poverty (MAP) participatory research (2016-2020), she developed and facilitated trainings on equitable participation for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Center for Law and Social Policy, and the Aspen Institute, along with social worker students at the New School in New York, Harvard, Columbia, and Fordham University. She has spoken about multidimensional poverty and setting the conditions for equitable participation at the OECD in Paris, the World Bank in Washington D.C., and various Commissions held at the United Nations. Maryann holds a B.A. from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In April 2026, she will be transitioning into the role of Director of US policy and advocacy for TD Fourth World.
