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Laura Turner on Financial Security, First-Gen Students, and the Pressure Points Showing Up in 2026
In this episode of The Caring Economy, Toby Usnik sits down with Laura Turner, Vice President and Head of Community Impact at TIAA, for a conversation about financial security, first-generation student support, and what community impact looks like inside a large institution. Laura reflects on her path from an entry-level HR role to leading community impact at TIAA, and discusses the company’s work on financial literacy, retirement education, scholarships, emergency funds, and partnerships that help students stay on track to graduate. ……
What Suzanne Currie Sees in Young People That Institutions Often Miss
In this episode of The Caring Economy, Toby Usnik speaks with Suzanne Curie, CEO of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award USA, about what young people actually need in order to build confidence, direction, and a sense of responsibility in the world. Suzanne reflects on her own path from finance and philanthropy into youth development, then walks through how the Award works across volunteering, athletics, skill-building, and adventurous journeys for participants ages 14 to 24. ……
Darlene Goins, on Funding Decisions That Don’t Make Headlines
In this episode of The Caring Economy, Toby Usnik sits down with Darlene Goins, President of the Wells Fargo Foundation.The conversation focuses on housing affordability, access to banking, and how philanthropy operates inside a large financial institution. Darlene talks about her background in engineering and data, the realities of financial inclusion, and why stable housing plays such a central role in community outcomes.This episode stays specific and grounded, covering how programs are designed, how partnerships work, and what leadership looks like when decisions affect people far beyond the room they’re made in.
