As a master in political sciences and general economics, her professional carreer is situated on the border between governmental administration and party politics. Today Saskia is Team Coach at the Mobility department of Stad Gent. She and her team do devise and empliment a local carparking strategy. A strategy that wants to be a lever for realizing general mobility goals, such as maximising modal shift or safity for cyclists. For several years her career was situated on the onther side of the border, as she has been working as an advisor to local en national representatives in the field of energy and climate policies. Her professional career started as a civil servant for the Flemish region where she evaluated the environmental policy pursued, with special attention for climate adapataion policies.