A busy wife, mother and community volunteer, Mehrnaz S. Gill has a Master of Science degree in Gerontology and devotes her time both professionally and personally to causes that relate to the elderly and their well-being. She is especially interested in intergenerational programs involving children and older adults. She has received many honors, including the ABC/Channel 13 Woman of Distinction Award and the Excellence in Bloom Award presented by the Huffington Center on Aging. Over the past fifteen years, she has shared herself generously with many deserving organizations, including the Huffington Center on Aging, The Partnership for Baylor College of Medicine, The Amazing Place, The Junior League of Houston, Open Door Mission, The Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary, SIAWE, The American Heart Association, The Alzheimer's Association, The Mental Health Association, Texas Children's Hospital and Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. She lives in Houston with her husband and their two children.