Tara Roddy and Steve Piercy

Tara Roddy and Steve Piercy have announced their engagement to be married on the beach in Monterey Nov. 5.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Vicki Burckhardt of Nevada City and the late Ron Roddy. She is a graduate of Nevada Union High School and Humboldt State University. She is a returned Peace Corps volunteer and is employed as a buyer/manager at Monterey Bay Kayaks.

The groom-to-be is the son of Dean and Karen Piercy, previously of Los Altos, now residing in Hilo, Hawaii. He is a graduate of Los Altos High School and Humboldt State University. He is employed as a Web technician and data analyst for the Santa Cruz County Office of Education and operates his own Website-building business, StevePiercy.com.

The couple live in Soquel.