Throughout her career Machteld Pel has been part of the Netherlands judiciary – first as a judge and later on as a justice and a vice-president of the Arnhem Court of Appeal. Her interest in other methods of conflict resolution has led her to become a mediator and arbitrator as well. She has been responsible for developing and implementing court-connected mediation in the Netherlands and has directed the Netherlands court-connected mediation agency from 1999 until the beginning of 2011. During the last ten years she has increasingly focused her activities on transference of knowledge and experience as a consultant, trainer, coach and publicist.
Fields of expertise
Education
Lawyer: LL.M. at the Faculty of Law, Groningen University
Bachelor’s degree at the Amsterdam University School of Law
Mediator: Training and (continuing) education at:
Machteld Pel is certified as a mediator by the Netherlands Mediation Institute (NMI). Yearly, she takes refresher courses and she adheres to the NMI guidelines.