▁position ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁its ▁director , ▁Bern ie ▁T etra ult , ▁to ▁become ▁H OC ' s ▁Community ▁Rel ations ▁Officer . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁time ▁at ▁H OC , ▁Sie gel ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁developing ▁initi atives ▁to ▁better ▁strength en ▁and ▁enable ▁ ▁better ▁quality ▁and ▁greater ▁avail ability ▁of ▁low - in come ▁( public ) ▁housing ▁in ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁and ▁nation - wide . ▁For ▁example , ▁she ▁fost ered ▁the ▁first ▁tax - equ ity ▁swap ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁tax able ▁entities ▁providing ▁finan cing ▁for ▁public ▁housing ▁develop ments . ▁ ▁Other ▁community ▁leadership ▁and ▁eng agement ▁ ▁Sie gel ▁created ▁the ▁West ▁Fern wood ▁C iv ic ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Inter fa ith ▁H ous ing ▁Co al ition . ▁▁ ▁Sie gel ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁and ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Bern ie ▁Sch olar ship ▁which ▁supports ▁residents ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁public ▁housing ▁pay ▁for ▁college ▁education ▁or ▁voc ational ▁training . ▁This ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Bernard ▁T et re ault , ▁who ▁served ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁as ▁H OC ' s ▁Executive ▁Director . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁date , ▁she ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Forum ▁cond omin ium ▁board ▁where ▁she ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁boost ing ▁the ▁association ' s ▁energy ▁efficiency . ▁As ▁with ▁Scotland