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Nicole Tiefel, F.N.P
Family Nurse Practitioner

Nicole Tiefel is a board certified family nurse practitioner, wife, and mother of four boys. Nicole initially graduated with her nursing degree in 2006. She was honored to serve several years in the critical care unit at the military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She completed her M.S. in the area of Family Nurse Practitioner in 2014 and graduated with her Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2020. Currently, she is a provider at the Lackey Clinic in Yorktown, VA. When not treating patients you may find her homeschooling her sons and she is delighted to provide this service to our community.

Amanda Paull, O.D.
Optometrist

Amanda Paull is a board licensed optometrist, wife, and mother of four princesses. Amanda graduated from William and Mary in 2001 and then received a Masters of Vision Science and Doctorate of Optometry from the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 2005. After receiving special training in Ocular Disease, she has been practicing in a variety of settings, including part-time at the Lackey Clinic in Yorktown, VA. When not seeing patients, she serves as Director at Enlighten Christian Academy because she understands the importance of developing a lifetime love for learning in her girls!

Brooke Daniel
1st Grade Learning Guide

Brooke Daniel graduated with honors from Denbigh Baptist Christian School (DBCS) where she had attended her whole life. She has previously worked at DBCS in various forms as a teacher and is now joining the Enlighten Christian Academy team. With her advanced academic skills, she has experience providing tutoring for middle school math and English students. Brooke's learning philosophy is to engage students in experiences they will never forget in order to truly learn new topics. When not working on lesson plans, she can be found singing in her worship band or volunteering with the youth group!

Cleyardis Yilmaz, Ed. D.
2nd Grade Learning Guide

Cleyardis Yilmaz has described herself as 'addicted to learning', which explains why she holds a B.S in Home Economics, an M.S. of Counseling, and she received her Doctorate in Education in 2003. She then pursued an M.A. in Educational Leadership; and an M.A. in Journalism since she loves to read and write. She was certified as a Reading Specialist in 2012 and she will be using that to make sure all of the 2nd graders at Enlighten Christian Academy have a strong foundation in reading so they can pursue their dreams! When not helping out at ECA, she is taking pictures of her model cat, Ginny!