Broderick Mervyn is an avid practitioner in the field of youth and community development in Fiji and is also the Coordinator and Founder of a youth-led initiative called Ignite4Change which is based in the Western Division of Fiji. He was also an Online Course Facilitator for the Professionalising Youth Work in the Pacific Modules offered by the University of the South Pacific.

As a practitioner, Mervyn has led the helm in Fiji and Pacific Youth Engagement in decision-making spaces and has represented Fiji extensively at national, regional and international platforms.

Broderick is still doing work to transform the way our Fiji and Pacific societies sees youths and our responsibilities towards them. Broderick has received the distinguished Commonwealth Youth Award for the Pacific Region, received the Member of the Order of Fiji and also becomes a Certified Online Course Facilitator accredited by the Commonwealth of Learning.