Gonny Ursem is the owner of buro URSEM, a firm specializing in urban planning, architectural, and interior design solutions since 1999. In addition to this role, Gonny has been serving as an urban planner for the municipality of Dijk en Waard since February 2017, contributing to various supportive urban planning tasks. Previous experience includes community planning at Is Maatwerk from 2007 to 2016, where project selection focused on community planning and urban quality projects. Gonny's earlier career featured a position as an urban planner at HzA stedebouw en landschap, alongside internship roles at Gemeente Hoorn and BRTArchitecten. Educational qualifications include degrees in urban planning and interior architecture from prestigious institutions such as the Academie van Bouwkunst in Amsterdam and Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht.