APPALACHIAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
History, Nature, Culture
Our Board
Rosalind Soltow
President
Rosalind Soltow has been active in the nonprofit sector for more than a decade. She is currently the Development Program Coordinator for the National Forest Foundation, where she supports the individual giving program by advising on fundraising strategy and streamlining development operations. Previously, she managed the membership and annual giving program at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes and served as the general manager for the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra. She also held administrative positions for several academic programs at Oberlin College. Her volunteer work includes serving as the president of the board of trustees for the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra, where she oversaw a successful 50th anniversary endowment campaign.
Rosalind grew up in Richmond, Virginia and holds degrees in viola performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Now residing in Cleveland, Ohio, she performs regularly with several orchestras across northeast Ohio, including the Cleveland Pops and Canton Symphony.
Lewis Freeman
Vice President & Treasurer
Lew Freeman has been executive director of a conservation organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the ecology of the Central Appalachian Highlands region. He previously served as Deputy Assistant to the Governor of Ohio, an executive with several national trade associations and was president of an opera company. He is currently a Board member of Appalachian Headwaters, an organization dedicated to environmental education and the reforestation of mined land in central Appalachia (https://appheadwaters.org/). Lew is also a professional singer and actor, having performed over 75 roles in opera, oratorio, cabaret, film and theatre in the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. A graduate of Ohio State University, he resides in Highland County, VA with his wife Gretta Sandberg.
Ting Waid
Secretary
Ting began studying the violin at the age of six. Growing up she participated in various youth ensembles, including the American Youth Philharmonic and Virginia All-State orchestras. She played under the baton of fellow board member Gretta Sandberg, and served as concertmistress of the Chamber Orchestra her senior year of high school. She went on to study the violin at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where she received her Bachelor of Music degree.
In the years following Ting went on to pursue a career in healthcare, and received her degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. She jokes that her "two degrees are in 'sound'...one to serve emotional, and the latter to serve physical health'." She now works as an ultrasound technologist at a non-profit teaching hospital in the DMV area. In her spare time, she enjoys reading chamber music with friends, ice skating, and watching foreign films in Mandarin and French.
Katie Tertell
Artistic Director & Founder, Ex-Officio
Cellist Katie Tertell lives in the UK and enjoys a rich and varied experience as a freelance artist in Europe and America. A former member of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Katie works with numerous European symphony and chamber orchestras. She is a current recipient of the prestigious Exceptional Talent visa awarded by Arts Council England and teaches cello at Durham University (UK) in addition to being the founder and artistic director of ACMF.
David Rampy
Member
David Rampy has been an educator in the field of vocal music and theatre in all levels of education from elementary through undergraduate studies. He helped establish the vocal performance track at the New World School of the Arts in the Miami-Dade School system. Besides an educator, David performed as an international opera singer specializing in Dramatic tenor roles and 20th Century operas. He distinguished himself in challenging contemporary repertoire while building a solid reputation for his performances in traditional Italian and German works. He was not only known for his ringing dramatic voice but also for his commanding presence on stage.
Among David’s roles are Radames in Aida, Otello, Florestan in Fidelio, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, and Herod in Salome. Mr. Rampy has sung with the Australian National Opera, Santa Fe Opera, The Canadian Opera Company, Boston Lyric, St. Louis Opera Festival, New York City Opera in Lincoln Center, and the Stuttgart Opera.
David Rampy was born in Wichita, Kansas and holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the College of Emporia, a Master of Music in Vocal Performance degree from Emporia State University, and has completed work towards a Doctor of Music in Vocal Performance at Indiana University. He has taught applied voice at Emporia State University, Indiana University, Barry University (Florida), and Miami University (Florida).
David, his wife Leah, and two dogs currently live in Shepherd Village, a Co-Housing community, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Gretta Sandberg
Member
Gretta Sandberg was a high school and elementary orchestra director in the public schools of Virginia for 44 years. She was the high school orchestra director for ACMF Artists Katie Tertell and Rachelle Hunt. Upon retirement from public school teaching, Gretta co-founded the Appalachian Mountain String Project (AMSP), providing string instruction in the rural mountain counties of Virginia and West Virginia. She retired from the AMSP in 2024 and is now the conductor of the Highlands Community Orchestra, a group that she founded in 2023 to provide the opportunity for adults and high school students in the area to play together in a full orchestra. The orchestra spans the mountain areas of western Virginia and the adjoining West Virginia counties, with many adults in the group picking up their instruments again after as many as 25 years. The Highlands Community Orchestra performs three concerts a season, is headquartered in Monterey, VA at The Highland Center, and has, at present, members from Highland and Bath Counties in Virginia and from Pendleton and Pocahontas Counties in West Virginia. Gretta lives in Highland County, VA with husband, Lew Freeman and several cats. She is secretary of the Highland County Arts Council.
Theresa Schehl
Member
Theresa is the Marketing Director at LSY Architects, where she collaborates with its principals and partners to develop and execute strategic initiatives that broaden the firm's network of clients and presence across the U.S. She manages all phases of LSY's response to federal, state, and private sector solicitations, and is skilled at bringing together diverse teams of professionals to contribute unique expertise and perspective in the design process. Prior to joining LSY in 2005, Theresa studied studio art and art history at Virginia Commonwealth University, and worked as a typographer, graphic designer, and freelance artist in a variety of media.
Walter Washington
Member
Walter Washington is a retired attorney who lives in Charles Town, West Virginia. Following his graduation from law school, he worked as a staff attorney at Community Law Offices, a non-profit legal clinic in Washington, D.C. He then served as an Assistant Attorney General to the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission in Pierre, South Dakota. From Pierre, he moved to Austin, Texas, to serve as Deputy Public Utility Counsel in the Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel, a consumer advocate agency. He later headed the agency as an appointee of Gov. Ann Richards. Returning to private practice in Charles Town, he worked for the law firms of Avey & Steptoe, Steptoe and Johnson and the law office of John K. Dorsey.
Mr. Washington served on the board of West Virginia University Hospital in Morgantown for twelve years. He served on the board of Jefferson Memorial Hospital and West Virginia Hospitals-East (now WVU Medicine) for ten years, including as board vice president and secretary. He is president of the board of Friends of Happy Retreat and is a past member of the board of directors of the Jefferson County Historical Society and past chairman of the Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission.
Mr. Washington earned his undergraduate degree in English Literature at Carleton College and his law degree from The Washington College of Law at American University.