Mr. and Mrs. Peter Krauss of Hudson, NH, happily announce the engagement of their daughter, Alissa Louise Krauss, to Max M. Demian, son of Peter Demian of White River Junction, VT, and Shirley and Bob Parker of Etna, NH.

Alissa is a 1995 graduate of Alvirne High School and in 1999 she received a BS degree in Family Studies from the University of New Hampshire, Durham. She is currently a Special Education teacher at Elm Street Middle School in Nashua, NH, and a dance teacher at Rosita Lee Dance Center in Hudson.

Max is a 1995 graduate of Hanover High School and in 1999 received a BS degree in Environmental and Resource Economics from the University of New Hampshire, Durham. He is currently employed as a manager at Fidelity Investments in Merrimack, NH.

An August 2010 wedding is planned at The Margate in Laconia, NH.