Jane Latman, general manager of Discovery Fit & Health, which will be renamed Discovery Life Channel beginning January 15, 2015, has promoted Julie Meisner Eagle to vice president of production and development, effective immediately.

In this role, Meisner Eagle will serve as a senior member of Discovery Life Channel’s content team, contributing to strategic planning and network management, and serving as a core decision maker for the new direction of the channel.

She is responsible for overseeing and executing new programming throughout the entire development and production process operating out of Discovery Communications’ headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.

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Meisner Eagle began her tenure at Discovery Communications in 2009 at TLC, where she served as the executive producer for water-cooler series such as Sister Wives, Say Yes to the Dress, Strange Sex, and New York Ink.

In 2013, she transitioned to Discovery Channel and worked on various projects, including Dude, You’re Screwed, Mile Wide Tornado, and Shark Week.

Most recently, her expertise was recruited for Everest Jump LIVE, but production was halted when an avalanche killed 16 Sherpa guides, resulting in the quick-turn documentary, Everest Avalanche Tragedy.

Meisner Eagle is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.