Karen St. Germain and Robert H. Zinsmeister of Merrimack are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Emma Lynn Zinsmeister, to Steven Matthew Swartz, son of Steven and Linda Swartz of Mission Viejo, CA.

Emma is a 2002 graduate of Merrimack High School and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Boston University in 2006 with a BA in Environmental Science. She is

employed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Steven is a 2002 graduate of Capistrano Valley High School and a 2006 graduate of Boston University with a BA in International Relations and is employed by the U. S. Department of Defense.

The couple currently lives and works in the Washington DC area.

A July 2010 wedding is planned at the State Room in Boston.