PHOENIXVILLE  - The engagement of Danielle Leah Altiere and Mark Eric Gillespie was announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Altiere of Phoenixville.

Miss Altiere is a 2003 graduate of St. Pius X High School and a 2007 graduate of West Chester University with a bachelor of science degree in health science. She is an esthetician and event coordinator with Miller Cosmetic Surgery in LaJolla, Calif.

Her fiancé is the son of Kathy Sharp of Sicklerville, N.J., and Mark J. Gillespie of Sewell, N.J. He is a 2002 graduate of Gloucester Catholic High School and a 2006 graduate of Arcadia University with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. He is employed by Homeland Security, San Diego, Calif.

A May 2013 wedding in Philadelphia is planned