Richard and Jan Kost, of Richmond, Va., formerly of Bel Air, have announced the engagement of their son, John "JP" Paul Kost, to Nicole Corrine Stevens, daughter of Roger and Diane Stevens, of Front Royal, Va.
Nicole Stevens graduated from Warren County High School in Front Royal in 2002 and from Bridgewater College in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. She was most recently a marketing analyst at Sallie Mae in Reston, Va.
The prospective groom is a 1999 graduate of C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air and a 2003 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., with a degree in marine transportation and logistics. He was awarded his Master of Business Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School in 2011 and is employed as an assistant vice president at Bank of America in Charlotte, N.C.
The couple became engaged in Charlotte, N.C., and have a planned wedding date of April 21 in Richmond, Va.
