Born in Boston, and raised in Praia, Santiago, Cabo Verde, Chantal is a graduate of Jeremiah E. Burke high school. After high school, she went on to study Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she graduated with a Masters of Higher Education and Administration in 2018. 

In her free time, Chantal enjoys writing, listening to music, and traveling. She currently lives in the Geneva and Fields Corner neighborhood in Dorchester.