 In 1993 Mentel gave up her lawschool study in Amsterdam to focus on snowboarding entirely.In 2004 Mentel graduated from the 4-year high-level professional program in 'commercial economics, sports marketing & management' at the "Randstad Topsports Academy" – a collaboration of the Hogeschool Rotterdam and the Saxion University of Applied Sciences, and in 2013 she became an 'International Master of Sport Management' at the Johan Cruyff Institute.In 2012 Mentel set up her own "Mentelity foundation", to stimulate, motivate, and inspire children and adolescents with a physical disability (to continue) to engage in sports, both in general, as well as in extreme board sports in particular.