Actors Equity Association announced Friday that Mark Zimmerman has resigned his position as President of the union, effective immediately.  Zimmerman says that he is resigning to spend time with his long term partner and to focus on his career as an actor.
He is currently in the Broadway cast of West Side Story.

Zimmerman's exit comes only two weeks after the resignation of John Connolly, former Executive Director of AEA.    Zimmerman stepped into the office of President when Patrick Quinn resigned as president in order to take the position of AEA Executive Director.  Quinn suddenly and unexpectedly died just prior to his scheduled start date as the top executive.  After Quinn's death,  Zimmerman led the search which resulted in the hiring of John Connolly.

Zimmerman lead the negotiating committee for the last two Production Contract negotiations.  The Production Contract is the Equity contract used in Broadway level theaters.  Connolly served as chief negotiator on the last Production Contract negotiation.  Zimmerman has also served on several other contract negotiating committees.