[4] He worked as the manager of the Municipal Center for the Animation of Culture, Tourism, Sports and Recreation in Wasilków.

[5] On December 12, 2011, Maciej Żywno was re-appointed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk as the Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship.

[7] He ended his term as voivode on November 28, 2014, deciding to take up the mandate of councilor of the Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik obtained in the 2014 local elections.

[10] He also became an academic teacher at the University of Białystok and the president of the ACTIVUS Institute of Local Community Development.

In January 2021, he joined Szymon Hołownia's movement - Poland 2050, as the person responsible for supervising activities related to local government.