In the October 1993 newsletter, Andy Motes wrote:

"It's time for the first ESC leader election. Since I didn't receive any nominations here's how we'll do it. I've taken the liberty of listing all the current members to make it easy for you to choose one person for each of the offices. When one person receives a majority of the vote I'll contact that person to see if he/she is willing to take the position. If that person isn't then I'll contact the person with the next highest majority."

The results were announced in the December newsletter: Tom Wagner, President; Rosemary West, Vice-President; Richard Hart, Treasurer; Bert Fischer, Newsletter Editor. At some point between then and August 1994, Tom dropped out and Rosemary became President. Andy stepped in as Vice President.

Sharon Housley: What an interesting way to hold an election!

Rosemary West: And very clever on Andy's part. People didn't volunteer for the positions, but when "drafted" by their fellow members, they did the job.

In the meantime, Rosemary and other officers had been working with an attorney on the paperwork for incorporation. The ESC became incorporated in the State of New Jersey on June 1, 1994. The first official meeting was held at that year's Shareware Industry Conference.

In the summer of 1994, officially incorporated, ESC's officers were Rosemary West (president), Andy Motes (vice president), Richard Hart (treasurer) and Bert Fischer (secretary). By December of 1994, John Gallant had replaced Andy as vice president. In 1996, Clint Bradford became Secretary, and Tom Guthery was added to the Board of Directors.

In 1998, the new board consisted of Tom Guthery, Richard Hart, Susan Metalis and Borje Hagsten. (For health reasons, Borje dropped out in 1999.) Interestingly, back issues of the newsletter from that period do not reveal who the officers were, except to list Richard Hart as Secretary/Treasurer (the position he still holds today).

In 1999, Mike Callahan became ESC President, the position he still holds today. After the 2000 election, the board members were Mike Callahan, Jessica Dewell, Tom Guthery, Al Harberg and Richard Hart. Al also became the Public Relations director. In 2004, Al stepped down from the board and was replaced by Ben Weintraub. The other officers were re-elected at that time.