Bank Street College of Education Leadership

Aparna Muralidharan is a Chief Financial Officer at Bank Street College of Education and is based in New York City, New York. She has worked as Product Executive at Ramco Systems, Audit Staff at Deloitte, and Vice President - Risk & Compliance at Teach for America. Aparna attended JBAS; Chartered Accountant India; and CORECIVIC, INC..

Katie Connelly serves as the Chief of Staff to the President. In this role, Katie supports the implementation of high-priority initiatives and facilitates coordination across the College.

Prior to joining Bank Street, Katie spent five years working for the New York City Department of Education. Across several different roles, Katie’s work focused on project management and communications for large instructional initiatives, including supporting professional development for over 15,000 teachers citywide and, most recently, working on the launch of a platform for New York City educators to access instructional resources.

Katie holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BA from Yale University. During her graduate studies, Katie focused on education and non-profit management.

Suleyni Abreu is the Deputy Chief Operating Officer. In this role, she manages Bank Street’s facilities, kitchen, and the Bank Street Bookstore. Suleyni is also responsible for managing cross-divisional workflows and supporting the implementation of the 2015 Strategic Plan.

Before joining Bank Street, Suleyni worked for seven years and held various roles at the New York City Department of Education, including Chief of Staff and Senior Managing Director in the Division of School Support and Instruction. In those roles, she managed a wide range of cross divisional initiatives, developed the Citywide School Calendar, worked in partnership with the United Federation of Teachers to manage the citywide Clustering of Social Workers and Psychologist (special education initiatives), and led the summer school process.

She holds a master’s degree in educational administration and policy studies from the University at Albany and an undergraduate degree from SUNY New Paltz. She has two sons and a daughter and has deep interest in traveling and fitness.