Erin Wanner serves as Vice President of Production for Animal Planet and heads the network's production teams, working with internal executive producers and external production companies to ensure the excellence of Animal Planet's storytelling and to execute the content vision for the network. Wanner is also a key creative voice and executive producer for the network. Wanner has produced and overseen series and specials that have included, most recently, Animal Cribs, The Zoo, Puppy Bowl XIV and Surviving Harvey: Animals After The Storm, a timely special featuring animal rescues, reunions and adoptions in the wake of the 2017 natural disaster. Other programming during Wanner’s tenure with Animal Planet has included Tanked, The Vet Life, Treehouse Matters, Monsters Inside Me, and the 2015 Emmy®-nominated Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming. Prior to joining Animal Planet, Wanner was an executive producer for the Discovery Kids Channel for six years.  In that time she received nine Emmy® nominations for the popular series Endurance,  Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, Wilbur and Paz.