Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Powell are proud to announce the engagement of their granddaughter, Shalaria Taylor, to Federico Christopher Bolques.

Mr. Bolques is the son of Ms. Sheradine Phillip. He is a senior operations manager for P.R.A.

Shalaria is the daughter of Wendy Taylor and Harry Giles Jr. She is employed as a medical assistant by Eastern Virginia Medical School.

The wedding will be held April 15, 2006 at Saint Mary COGIC in Suffolk.