Sunshine Linda-Marie Grund, MNM is living a life dedicated to service. She has been blessed with examples of amazing unsung heroes throughout her life.

She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and moved to Central Florida as a child who became a ward of the state of Florida with her brother Grant and sister Chrystal. Before aging out of foster care she enlisted in the Minnesota Army National Guard. After basic training in Fort Jackson, South Carolina she returned to the Millenia area where she studied at Valencia with the Road to Independence Scholarship (and helped open the Target). The death of her brother and pregnancy of her sister impacted her military options so she transitioned to serving domestically until her family was stable. She moved her focus to serving through the foster care system on a national and state level. 

After earning her bachelor of science in Psychology from the University of Central Florida (07) she worked in program development and administration. Her sister died in 2008 so her focus transitioned again with the adoption of her child. She earned a masters in nonprofit management from the college of health and public affairs at UCF (09) and supported numerous organizations through consulting. She also taught AP Psychology and Human Anatomy and Physiology while administrating accreditation proceedings at a private school in Winter Park. Donating her time, talent, and treasure have been continuous through the years. In 2018 Sunshine became a licensed real estate agent and eventually opened the brokerage she is now managing-Sweet Dreams Realty, PLLC. 

Orlando has been a place of so much opportunity for Sunshine-it’s where she met her husband of 20 years and where they are raising their four children. They have hope that one day their children and their children’s children live in a community where elected officials represent them well. Election Day is November 4th!