, ▁she ▁has ▁lever aged ▁the ▁challeng es ▁of ▁and ▁learning ▁in ▁this ▁process ▁to ▁impact ▁energy ▁policy ▁in ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁and ▁in ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁This ▁work , ▁primarily ▁focused ▁on ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁ ▁master - meter ed ▁buildings ▁, ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁Maryland ▁C lean ▁Energy ▁Center . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Sie gel ▁was ▁a ▁Head ▁Start ▁teacher ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁program ' s ▁years . ▁ ▁She ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁S entin el ▁where ▁she ▁created ▁its ▁New sp aper ▁in ▁the ▁Class room ▁program ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁published ▁ ▁The ▁S entin el ▁New sp aper ▁in ▁the ▁Class room . Sc ot land ▁project ▁experiences ▁and ▁bro ader ▁efforts ▁to ▁boost ▁housing ▁equ ity ▁led ▁to ▁Sie gel ' s ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁Board ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁H ous ing ▁O pport un ities ▁Commission ▁( HO C ). ▁ ▁She ▁res igned ▁that ▁position ▁when ▁asked ▁to ▁become ▁H OC ' s ▁Public ▁Information ▁Officer . ▁ ▁For ▁several ▁dec ades , ▁under ▁the ▁nom - de - pl umes ▁Joy ce ▁and ▁Alan ▁Rog ers , ▁the ▁Sieg els ▁did ▁restaurant ▁reviews ▁for ▁several ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁local ▁newsp apers . ▁From ▁this , ▁they ▁published ▁four ▁ed itions ▁of ▁Let ' s ▁E at ▁Out , ▁Mont gom ery ▁County . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recogn itions ▁▁ ▁Mont gom