# Agendas & Meetings
Calling All Clerks: Ask Us Anything
Saving Time, Saving Money, and Mitigating Risk
Original Air Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023 11 a.m. CT
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In this recorded question-and-answer session, former clerks turned CivicPlus® Solution Engineers Rachelle Cantero and Stephen French and CivicPlus Vice President and General Manager Eric Grant answer questions and offer insights on how to save time and money and mitigate risk with our integrated solution suite. Rachelle spent the last decade at the Town of Normal, Illinois, as the Deputy Clerk, an Engineering OA, and a Communications Specialist. Before coming to CivicPlus, Stephen spent nearly 25 years as a municipal clerk in Michigan and Ohio.
Watch the recorded discussion and get their unique and informed perspectives on software, tools, and processes that can help you better collaborate with stakeholders and expedite transparent information sharing in your community.
About Your Panelists:
Vice President and General Manager
CivicPlus® Vice President and General Manager Eric Grant works with our Agenda and Meeting Management, Municode Codification, and Social Media Archiving solutions. Eric helps CivicPlus fulfill our mission of making government work better, by collaborating with our product, sales, and marketing teams to ensure our solutions are meeting the needs of local governments. Prior to joining CivicPlus, Eric served as the President and CEO of Municipal Code Corporation. Eric also served as a United States Marine in the First Tank Battalion in 29 Palms, California. Eric and his family live in Tallahassee, Florida.
Solutions Engineer II, Former Clerk
Rachelle Cantero is a solutions engineer at CivicPlus, focusing on our Agenda and Meeting Management software. Before coming to work in the private sector, she spent 17 years in government at the state, county, and municipal levels, holding positions in community relations, child support enforcement, and as a misdemeanor/juvenile coordinator for the victim witness division. Rachelle spent the last decade at the Town of Normal, Illinois, as the Deputy Clerk, an Engineering OA, and a Communications Specialist. In addition, she studied International Business at Illinois State University.
Stephen French
Solutions Engineer II, Former Clerk
Stephen M. French is a solutions engineer at CivicPlus, focusing on our Agenda and Meeting Management software. Before coming to CivicPlus, he spent nearly 25 years as a municipal clerk in Michigan and Ohio and has served on the board of both state’s Clerks Associations Stephen has attained the designation of Master Municipal Clerk (MMC) and received a Masters of Public Administration degree from the University of Dayton.
About Your Host:
Solutions Engineer II, Former Clerk
Rachelle Cantero is a solutions engineer at CivicPlus, focusing on our Agenda and Meeting Management software. Before coming to work in the private sector, she spent 17 years in government at the state, county, and municipal levels, holding positions in community relations, child support enforcement, and as a misdemeanor/juvenile coordinator for the victim witness division. Rachelle spent the last decade at the Town of Normal, Illinois, as the Deputy Clerk, an Engineering OA, and a Communications Specialist. In addition, she studied International Business at Illinois State University.