Awards

Jessica Fenton, MD, MS, is a preventive medicine physician completing her residency at Stony Brook University while simultaneously earning a Master of Public Health (MPH). Beginning her career in family medicine in Delaware, she developed a deep appreciation for preventive care, which led her to transition into public health. Now, she focuses on driving systemic change through community-based interventions, chronic disease prevention, and health equity. While deeply engaged in population-level strategies, she also values providing direct preventive care as a way to stay connected to the community and ensure public health solutions are both informed and impactful.

As a first-generation physician from a Haitian immigrant family, Dr. Fenton is deeply committed to reducing health disparities and advancing population health through evidence-based interventions and collaborative initiatives. She has led community-based programs aimed at improving chronic disease prevention, mental health awareness, and access to care in underserved populations. Passionate about health equity, she applies data-driven strategies to develop targeted, effective public health interventions.

Dedicated to health promotion, advocacy, and policy, Dr. Fenton works to address social determinants of health and build sustainable, patient-centered public health systems that foster equity, empower communities, and improve outcomes.

Hunter Jackson Smith, MD, MPH, MBE, FACPM is a Major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and the Focus Area Lead for Antimicrobial Resistant Infections, STI, and Enteric Infections at the Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Branch in Silver Spring, MD. Dr. Smith is an Assistant Professor for the Uniformed Services University in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. MAJ Smith serves on the Editorial Boards of AJPM Focus and the Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics. Dr. Smith is board certified in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health. He graduated from Tulane University with a BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies. He couldn’t stay away from the crawfish etouffee, so lived in New Orleans four more years to earn his MD and MPH in Epidemiology from Tulane University. Dr. Smith completed his intern year at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii where he met his lovely wife, Joy. He went on to complete his residency training in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the Uniformed Services University, during which time he earned an MBE from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.

Dr. Regan Stiegmann embodies a rare and unstoppable force in the global movement toward Lifestyle and Performance Medicine. With an unshakable commitment to transforming healthcare from reactive to proactive, she is catalyzing bold, enterprise-level shifts in how wellness is delivered—locally, nationally, and worldwide. A double board-certified Active Duty Air Force flight surgeon, Dr. Stiegmann served her country with distinction for 11 years, bringing visionary leadership, unrelenting innovation, and once-in-a-generation courage to the field of Preventive Medicine.

In 2024, she was selected from thousands of global applicants to receive the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, partnering with the University of Helsinki to advance international collaboration in Lifestyle Medicine. Now a combat Veteran in civilian status, Dr. Stiegmann is charging forward with even greater intensity—driving sustainable, high-impact solutions to elevate human health and performance for military service members, their families, and beyond.

She is at the helm of groundbreaking summits and cross-sector collaborations across the U.S. and abroad, forging new frontiers in Lifestyle & Performance Medicine within the civilian, military, academic, and health tech landscapes. Her unwavering dedication to service continues—not only to her country but to humanity—with a mission as bold as it is clear: to make health the standard, not the exception.

Dr. Michele A. Soltis retired from the United States Army in September 2024 following 22 years of service. During her career as an Army preventive medicine physician, she had the privilege to serve as the Chief Consultant to the Army Surgeon General, Director of the Public Health Directorate in the Office of the Army Surgeon General, Program Director of the Public Health Residency Program at Madigan Army Medical Center, Associate Program Director of the General Preventive Medicine Residency Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and as a Preventive Medicine Officer with the 10th Mountain Division in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

As the Public Health Emergency Officer for the Army Medical Command, Preventive Medicine Specialty Consultant to the Army Surgeon General, and Chairperson of the Joint Preventive Medicine Policy Group for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (Health Readiness Policy and Oversight), Dr. Soltis promoted force health protection initiatives while optimizing public health and readiness efforts.

Since retiring from the military, Dr. Soltis is honored to continue to serve Veterans as the Deputy Chief Consultant for the Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME) team at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Dr. Remington is Professor Emeritus at the School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned his MD from UW and completed an Internal Medicine internship at Virginia Mason in Seattle; the Epidemic Intelligence Service, Preventive Medicine Residency, and Career Development Program at the CDC; and an MPH from the University of Minnesota.

From 1988-1997, he served as the Chief Medical Officer for Chronic Diseases at the Wisconsin Division of Public Health. In 1997, he joined the faculty at the UW where he established the Population Health Institute, MPH Program, and Preventive Medicine Residency Program; and served as the inaugural Associate Dean for Public Health.

His research focused on the interface between science and practice that culminated in the County Health Rankings. He taught courses on public health to undergraduate, medical, and public health students and has published over 300 papers and book chapters, including serving as the lead editor of the APHA’s Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control textbook.

He currently serves as an advisor to the UW’s PMR Program, as an editor for the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, on several ACPM committees, and on community-based non-profit boards in the Madison area.