NICOLE PEARSON JUSTIN HEATHERINGTON

J.T. Pearson of Orlando, Fla., formerly of West Ellicott, announce the engagement of his daughter, Nicole, to Justin Heatherington, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Rose of Block Island and Brad Heatherington of Providence, R.I. Miss Pearson is also the granddaughter of Jon and Jean Pearson of Lakewood, N.Y., and the daughter of Shelly Pearson of West Ellicott.

Miss Pearson is a 2008 graduate of Southwestern High School, a 2012 graduate of SUNY Maritime with a degree in Naval architecture and served two years with NOAA. She is pursuing a master’s degree in architecture and working part-time for a Boston architectural firm. Her fiance is a real estate developer with a brokers license in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.