The Caroline Mytinger Project has selected Jeff Streich, of First Light Films (firstlightfilms.com) in Portland, Ore., to produce and direct the documentary portion of the project.

Streich’s previous television work includes projects for National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, PBS, BBC, MTV and the first season of CBS’s “Survivor.” He also was the recipient of an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming for...