ery ▁County ▁human ▁rights ▁service ▁" M s . ▁Joy ce ▁Sie gel ▁has ▁bold ly ▁stepped ▁forward ▁to ▁speak ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁low ▁and ▁moder ate - in come ▁citizens . ▁For ▁more ▁than ▁thirty ▁years , ▁M s . ▁Sie gel ▁has ▁fought ▁t ire lessly ▁to ▁obtain ▁decent , ▁afford able ▁housing ▁for ▁all ▁people . ▁It ▁all ▁began ▁about ▁thirty ▁years ▁ago ▁when ▁Joy ce ▁drove ▁past ▁the ▁Scotland ▁community . ▁She ▁noticed ▁that ▁the ▁houses ▁were ▁in ▁hor rible ▁condition ▁and ▁the ▁infrastr ucture ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁was ▁in ▁dis rep air . ▁The ▁de pl or able ▁conditions ▁that ▁existed ▁for ▁some ▁in ▁our ▁highly ▁aff lu ent ▁county ▁deeply ▁dist ress ed ▁her . ▁M s . ▁Sie gel ▁in quired ▁about ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁and ▁r al lied ▁other ▁community ▁leaders . ▁Her ▁r ipp le ▁of ▁hope ▁created ▁a ▁current ▁that ▁moved ▁the ▁County ▁to ▁ref urb ish ▁the ▁area , ▁build ▁a ▁community ▁center ▁and ▁improve ▁the ▁lot ▁of ▁the ▁children . ▁Joy ce ▁joined ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁O pport unity ▁Commission ▁( HO C ) ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Affairs . ▁She ▁devoted ▁many ▁years ▁to ▁proc ure ▁land ▁and ▁fin ance ▁low ▁to ▁moder ately ▁pr iced ▁housing ▁construction . ▁She ▁also ▁met ▁with ▁neighborhood ▁groups ▁to ▁gain ▁support ▁for ▁afford able ▁housing ▁and ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁County ' s ▁Mod er ately ▁Pr iced ▁D well ing ▁Units ▁( MD PU ) ▁policies ▁& ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁" sc