Prior to entering politics, she worked in art restoration for the British royal family for eleven years, repairing miniature portraits which were damaged in the 1992 Windsor Castle fire.
[3] In November 2011, Pinel was one of Sir Philip Bailhache's nominators in the 2011 election of the Chief Minister of Jersey.
[6] On 7 November 2014, she was elected as the Social Security Minister after winning a challenge against Judy Martin and Geoff Southern with 33 votes.
[11] In July 2021, she joined the Jersey Alliance, a new centre-right political party which was founded by Chief Minister Le Fondré and Deputy Gregory Guida.
[15] Pinel is a chairman of Brig-Y-Don Children’s Charity and a governor of Le Rocquier School.