VALDOSTA — Betty and Jerry W. Paulk of Valdosta, Ga.,  announce the engagement of their daughter, Charlotte Marie Paulk to Ariel Ampier of Belleville, Ill., son of Enid and Juan Rivera and Rafael and Carmen Ampier of Orlando, Fla. 

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Louise and Elmore Gordon Douglas of Camilla, Ga. and Bessie F. Paulk and the late Aubrey L. Paulk of Ambrose, Ga.

She is a 2004 honor graduate of Valdosta High School and a 2008 cum laude graduate of Valdosta State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree. She also received her Master of Education degree in communication disorders from Valdosta State University.

She is employed as a speech language pathologist by Integra Therapy Services in O’Fallon, Ill.

The groom-elect is the grandson of the late Julia Acevedo Torres and the late Jose Oscar Maldonado Medina of Puerto Rico and Victoria Negron Martinez and the late Pascual Ampier Lind of Puerto Rico.

He is a 2001 graduate of Henry Abbott Tech Vocational High School in Danbury, Conn.,  and a 2012 graduate of University of Management and Technology in Arlington, Va., with a Bachelor of Science in Health Administration.

He is a Chief Hospital Corpsman in the United States Navy presently stationed in St. Louis, Mo., as a Medical Officer Recruiter.

The wedding will be March 17, 2018 at Highgrove Farm in Valdosta, Ga.