Chantel was born and raised in The Netherlands where she studied International Agricultural Trade (BSc at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences) and Agricultural & Environmental Economics (MSc at Wageningen University & Research). Chantel started her “second life” in Greece in 2006, after a career in The Netherlands in Environmental Management and Project Management at The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Fisheries, and a major Dutch engineering consultancy company. In Greece, she has worked for Birdlife Greece and WWF Hellas. Her experience in nature conservation, fundraising and the travel industry combined with CSR helped her to start up Eco & Wildlife Tour Operator Natural Greece in 2013.