Sunny Underwood

Sunny is passionate about end-of-life care and grief support. After receiving her BSN in Nursing from Tehran University, she moved to the United States and became a registered nurse. Later she pursued her MSN from UCSF and her PhD in Health Psychology. Sunny is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Grief Recovery Specialist. She has almost 2 decades of experience in end-of-life care and bereavement support. Sunny was the Palliative Care Coordinator at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital and the two skilled nursing facilities associated with it in Hollister, California. While there, she provided a holistic approach to grief support as a Bereavement Specialist with Heal Together.

Currently, Sunny lives in Monterey, California and is a full-time nursing faculty at Maurine Church School of Nursing at Monterey Peninsula College. Her favorite subject to teach of course is end of life care and bereavement support. Sunny loves spending time in nature, morning beach walks, yoga, dancing, singing, and her daily meditations.

“I have had the privilege to experience firsthand as a provider the incredible difference Hospice Giving Foundation has made in hundreds of individuals’ lives and their families! Many of these services would not be sustainable or would not even be available without the support of Hospice Giving Foundation. It is my honor to be a part of this amazing organization and contribute to the best of my ability!”