As a child, Vanessa was more likely to bring home a frog than play with dolls. A job in the Park service seemed only natural given her preference for nature over other more traditional feminine activities. Vanessa has focused exclusively on her career, learning the local flora and fauna, trail paths, and park histories rather than start a family or travel the world. Living now in West Point, Vanessa enjoys fishing, gardening, and foraging when she is not clearing tails, and maintaining the nearby parks. While the recent outbreak was surprising, Vanessa feels uniquely prepared to survive on the land. Already cautious of people when not presenting the steps needed to perform a useful survival skill to young campers she is unlikely to start a conversation but will be happy to quickly and efficiently start a campfire or built a lean-to, perhaps put together a nice poultice to treat the inevitable infections she will encounter.