Mr. and Mrs. Robert Demara of Sugar Land, Texas are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Ann to Mr. Jeremy Baker, son of Mr. Hal Baker of Aberdeen, Mississippi and Ms. Kathleen O’Nale of Tampa, Florida.

Melissa is a 1999 graduate of William P. Clements High School and a 2003 graduate of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing/Management. She is employed by Lafayette General Imaging as the Physician Relations Specialist/Supervisor.

Jeremy is a 1995 graduate of Aberdeen High School and a 2000 graduate of Southern Mississippi University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiotherapy. Jeremy also attended Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois in the Feinberg School of Medicine. Jeremy works for Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics as a Certified Prosthetist. The couple will be making their home in Lafayette, Louisiana.