Theatre major turned chiropractor: Lisa Francey ’92 makes
some natural choices. St. Lawrence was a natural choice for Lisa,
who grew up in nearby Lisbon, N.Y., and had been riding at
the University stables since she was 10. Coming from a small high
school, she found at St. Lawrence what she calls “a
new way of learning.”
A speech
and theatre major, Lisa made another type of natural choice
when she earned her Doctor of Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic
College. She established her practice in New York City and after
the attacks of September 11, 2001, spent time at Ground Zero giving
chiropractic care to rescue workers. She soon decided she was “ready
to live somewhere life is simple, where
you can pay attention to the values and day-to-day things that are
important to you. In the city I felt like a small fish in a big pond;
I longed to be where my presence could make a difference.”
Where was that? Canton, New York.
Of her practice, Dr. Lisa Francey & Associates,
which is within walking distance of campus, she says, “We are
striving to be a center for holistic health therapy.” She has
recruited two other chiropractic doctors; a massage therapist and
acupuncturist are also on her staff. Each year one of her
interns is a student of Associate Professor of Sociology Patrice
LeClerc.
Lisa has known many of her patients since her youth and can
feel the difference she makes in the community. She knows
several other couples who have moved back to the area because “it’s
a great place to raise children. People in Canton are
focusing on living an old-fashioned, wholesome way of life; they’re
interested in gardening, family ‘fun runs,’ potluck dinners,
choosing holistic health care and keeping life simple,” she says.
