Zoanne Clack (born July 14, 1968), also known as Zoanne Arnette, is an American television producer, writer, story editor, actress, and medical doctor/consultant. Clack's most notable work has been on the medical drama series ''

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'', in which she has served as executive story editor for twenty-three episodes, producer for nineteen episodes and writer for fifteen episodes. She has also served as an extra for the show. Her other work includes medical supervisor on '' ER'', writer on '' Presidio Med'' and minor acting roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Background

Born in San Joaquin, California, she attended

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majoring in communication studies with a concentration in neurobiology. She attended medical school at UT Southwestern before doing her residency in Emergency Medicine at

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. She has a Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Behavioral Sciences and spent one year working with the

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(CDC) in international emergency medicine. In her time with the CDC, she helped develop an emergency medicine program in response to the bombing of the American Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and played a part in expanding emergency medicine to the Pacific island of Palau.Northwestern Luminaries: Zoanne Clack
/ref> She then decided to pursue her creative interests. She moved to

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and quickly landed the job of staff writer on '' Presidio Med''.

Writer's Guild

In 2016, Clack was elected to be a board member of the WGA West. In 2019, Clack was on the negotiating committee for the WGA in their attempt to secure a better deal with the ATA regarding the practice of

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. Clack joined other WGA members in April in firing her agents after the two parties were unable to agree on a new "Code of Conduct" deal.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clack, Zoanne 1968 births Living people American television actresses Television producers from Texas American women television producers American television writers Emory University alumni Northwestern University School of Communication alumni People from Missouri City, Texas Writers Guild of America Award winners American women television writers American emergency physicians Screenwriters from Texas 21st-century American women