Lisa Renee Doersch and Joel David Shortlidge

Ken and Molly Doersch of Sandy Hook announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Renee of Nashua, N.H., and Joel David Shortlidge, also of Nashua, son of Martha Shortlidge of Brewster, N.Y.

Ms Doersch is a 1992 graduate from Newtown High School and a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University. She is employed as an applied behavior analysis therapist with Nashoba Learning Group of Portsmouth, N.H.

Mr Shortlidge graduated from Brewster (N.Y.) High School, and from Purdue University. He is a packaging specialist at Hill Packaging in New Hampshire.

An October wedding is planned.