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Chelsea chiropractor Dr. Lisa Olszewski recently received the Michigan Association of Chiropractors’ (MAC) “Chiropractor of the Year Award” at the MAC Fall 2022 Convention & Exhibition in Detroit.
Olszewski received this prestigious award “in appreciation for valuable leadership, service, and dedication above and beyond the call of duty to the chiropractic profession,” largely for her actions in leading the MAC as president for the past two years.
“Dr. Olszewski has been an incredibly steady leader during a tumultuous time,” said MAC Executive Director Kristine Dowell in a press release. “Throughout the past two years, she has been the living embodiment of our Chiropractor of the Year through her leadership, service, and dedication to Michigan chiropractic patients and the profession that serves them.”
About Dr. Olszewski
Olszewski is the first woman to serve as MAC president. In this position, she is the Chief Executive Officer of the MAC and is responsible for the general management of the business of the organization.
She is also charged with ensuring that all orders and resolutions of the MAC Board of Directors are put into effect. The president also presides over executive committee and general membership meetings. Her presidency ends Dec. 31, after which she will become the MAC’s first-ever Chairwoman of the Board of Directors.
Her tenure has been marked by the passage into law of two critically important pieces of legislation – Public Acts 31 and 32 of 2022. These bipartisan, patient-friendly bills (overwhelmingly passed by the Michigan Senate and House by 36-0 and 99-4 votes, respectively) allow chiropractors and like-minded MDs/DOs to form a professional corporation or professional limited liability company together. The bills were signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer earlier this year.
Prior to her election as president, Olszewski served as vice president/director of external affairs. In 2013, in an historic vote of the MAC Board of Directors, Olszewski became the first woman to serve on the MAC Executive Committee with her election to the position of director of financial affairs.
Other MAC accolades and awards include the 2012 MAC Rising Star Award, given “in appreciation of members who are stepping above and beyond for the chiropractic profession by taking on leadership roles,” and the Extraordinary Impact Award, a special award given periodically “in appreciation for being a veracious chiropractic advocate, mentor, and leader.”
Olszewski was the first student from Palmer ever elected as National Chairperson of the Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA). She was an active leader within numerous clubs, classes, and organizations, and has received various awards demonstrating her commitment to excellence, including SACA’s 2002 “Member of the Year,” the John Connolly Memorial Award (Outstanding Graduate – Palmer), and the 2002-2003 Palmer Student ACA Member of the Year.
Until her election as MAC vice president, she continuously represented District 4, which is made up of Washtenaw, Ingham, Jackson, Hillsdale, Livingston, and Lenawee counties, on the MAC Board of Directors since 2010, and she has also served in numerous leadership positions within District 4, including President from 2012-2018.
Olszewski founded the American Institute of Healthy Living in 2017, creating an online space to make healthy living, simple, and she has been the host of various summits, including the Keto Virtual Summit and the Healthy Vibrant Women Summit. Her high-ranking podcast, Healthy Living Simple with Dr. Lisa O, can be found on Apple, Spotify and all podcast listening platforms.
The MAC congratulates Olszewski, on this tremendous honor, and we look forward to her continued tenure on the MAC executive committee as the organization’s first-ever chairwoman of the board.
