Samantha Slocum of Bowdoin, daughter of Dr. Roy and Jenene Slocum of Dunedin, Fla., and James Martin of Bowdoin, son of Teresa and Dwight Hafford of Presque Isle and Scott and Ruth Martin of Frankfort, have announced their engagement. Slocum is a 1997 graduate of Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham. She attended Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, and is employed as a community outreach and marketing director for Holland Chiropractic Wellness Center in Bath.
Martin is a 2002 graduate of Ashland Community High School, and a 2007 graduate of the University of Southern Maine. He is enrolling in the masters of counselor education program at the University of Southern Maine. Martin works as a program manager for Elmhurst, Inc. in Bath.
An Aug. 16 wedding is planned in Harpswell, on the Maine coast.