ECDC is governed by a 15 to 17 member board of directors of which 8 -10 members are general directors elected to 3 year terms. In addition, 2 members are University of Notre Dame appointed members, 2 members are Saint Mary’s College appointed members, 2 members are parent representatives elected by the ECDC-ND parents and 2 members parent representatives elected by the ECDC-SMC parents. Parent representatives are elected for 1-year terms. All other board members serve 3-year terms. There are 7 board committees: Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Personnel Committee, Program Committee, Parent Committee, Research Review Committee, and Fund Development Committee. All board members serve on 1 committee and some members serve on multiple committees. The board members bring to the board a wide range of skill sets, expertise and experiences including specialists in education, sociology, psychology, speech and language, medicine/nursing, economics, accountancy, financial analysis and law.