Sem Verbeke is currently serving as Accountmanager Handel & Horeca at Stad Kortrijk since July 2021. Prior to this role, Sem Verbeke worked at Awingu from August 2019 to July 2021, first as a Sales Executive (Awinguru) and then as a Sales & Marketing Advisor. Sem Verbeke also gained sales experience during a student job at Sunzone Sun & Beauty Club from 2010 to July 2019, focusing on sunbathing consulting and sales. Additionally, Sem Verbeke was a Research Trainee at Federale Dienst Politionele Veiligheid West-Vlaanderen from April 2016 to June 2017. Sem Verbeke holds a Master of Science in Bestuurskunde & Public Management from Ghent University, obtained between 2017 and 2019, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Maatschappelijke Veiligheid from Katholieke Hogeschool Zuid-West-Vlaanderen, earned from 2014 to 2017. Sem Verbeke's foundational education includes a High School diploma in Languages & Mathematics from Don Boscocollege Kortrijk, completed in 2013.