Jessica Mcdonald (Internship | InfanTREE)

Nicknames: Jess, Mickey D

Schooling: Middle Tennessee State University

Top spots out doors: Long Hunter State Park, Smoky Mountains, Fall Creek Falls, Savage Gulf, Olympic National Forest

Favorite type of tree: Cedar, Red Bud, and Sycamore

Favorite memories involving a tree: Climbing trees with my dad when I was little

Favorite superhero: Batman

If you had one super power: teleportation or flying

Coffee (where are you and what do you order): Starbucks, Yukon Blend or Verona; Coffee House Café in Mt. Juliet, TN, house blend ; Better Living Through Coffee in Port Townsend, WA , Dante’s Inferno; Picasso’s Coffee in St. Charles, MO , house blend


Music: Cameron Duke, Green Day, Jack Johnson, Matt Costa, Regina Spektor, Goo Goo Dolls, Jewel, Beatles

Albums: Dookie by Green Day, Dizzy Up the Girl by Goo Goo Dolls, On and On by Jack Johnson

Books: Into the Wild, Merle’s Door, Marley and Me, Eat Pray Love, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Animals in Translation, Pride and Prejudice, Catcher in the Rye

Movies: Into the Wild, 500 Days of Summer, Across the Universe, A Walk to Remember, Beauty and the Beast, Miracle, The Cove, Planet Earth, basically most nature documentaries and independent films.

Redeem airline miles and fly where: Italy, Alaska, Ireland, Australia, Galapagos Islands, and Greece

Favorite state: Tennessee

Pizza Toppings: onions, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and feta

Can I get you a drink?: usually just coffee, water, and any dark beer

Mmmm beer: Yazoo Dos Perros, Jefferson Stout, New Belgium 1554, Port Townsend Porter, Schlafly Oatmeal Stout, Young’s Double Chocolate Stout, Kona Pipeline Porter

Play hooky for a day: go for a nice day hike and spend the day watching the wildlife.

Three day weekend: Quick weekend trip to the Smokies or Chattanooga.

Two weeks: Olympic peninsula, Yellowstone, Alaska, Montana

Influences Temple Grandin, Ted Kerasote, Jon Krakauer, Pekka Rinne, and Cameron Duke