Meredith Wagner, who spent 22 years at Lifetime in its communications and public affairs department, will be leaving at the end of the year, Multichannel News reports.

Wagner, Lifetime Networks’ executive VP of communications, public affairs and advocacy, is leaving in the wake of the network group’s acquisition by A&E Television Networks.

In an email to Multichannel, she wrote: "This, as you can imagine, is one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make and certainly puts all my angst-ing over the six inch stilettos vs the four inch pumps at the Barney’s shoe sale WAY in perspective."

She said she hasn’t decided what’s next career-wise.

–Elizabeth Jensen