Meet Our Preceptors
Brook Smith DesRivieres, PharmD, MS HSPA is a former Regional Director of Pharmacy for Ascension Wisconsin and now Senior Director, Market Engagement for AscensionConnect. AscensionConnect provides Consumer Services products that improve patient and provider loyalty through a seamless scheduling and referral support experience, and Hospital Services that improve hospital operations, improve network quality and reduce inpatient expenses.
She obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Michigan, Masters in Health-System Pharmacy from The Ohio State University and ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency training from Grant Medical Center, part of OhioHealth.
Brook served on the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Section of Practice Managers workgroup of the Advisory Group for Multi-Hospital Pharmacy Executives to identify opportunities and was previously Residency Program Director lead for the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Pharmacy Advancement Leadership Team. She was the 2018 Bowl of Hygeia Award Recipient for Wisconsin.
Mike Gillard, PharmD, BCPS received his B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993, completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in 1994, and earned his Pharm.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1996. He became board certified as a Pharmacotherapy Specialist in 1997 and currently holds that distinction through 2025.
Mike has worked in both clinical and leadership pharmacy positions, most recently as the Inpatient Pharmacy Manager for Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital – Franklin Campus since 2008. From 1999 to 2002, Mike served as a preceptor, primary preceptor and Residency Program Coordinator for the PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Aurora Health Care. Mike also served as acting Pharmacy Residency Program Director for the PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Wheaton Franciscan - St. Joseph’s Campus from 2011 to 2013. Mike was a United States lead in the Medication Reconciliation project, a component of the High 5s initiative; a project sponsored by the World Health Organization, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, The Joint Commission, and Joint Commission International which seeks to improve patient safety around the world.
Mike is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacy and the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, serving on the board as Region F Director from September 2014-2018, and most recently elected as President of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin. His areas of interest include medication policy and safety, pharmacy informatics, and advancement of hospital pharmacy practice through leadership, staff development, and pharmacy resident and student education. To date, Mike has been a preceptor to over 900 students and residents.