Wendy Hellyer is a life-long resident of Bucks County. From a 'show-biz' family she attended George School in Newtown and then the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York While studying Voice at Julliard. She holds an A.B.A. in Music from Bucks County Community College, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Temple with her B.A. and M.A. in Music and Voice Performance. Ms. Hellyer has toured the country doing musical theatre, banquet and club dates, industrial shows and commercials.

Ms. Hellyer was on the voice faculty of the University of the Arts and the Community College of Philadelphia. She began teaching singers in Bucks County in 1985 and opened the Hellyer Performing Arts Center, Inc. in 1993 with the addition instrumental teachers. In 2001, she founded the Bucks County Performing Arts Institute, which raises scholarship funds for local musical talent and subsidizes VOICES of Bucks and other community performing arts programs. 

Always community-minded, while still a George school student, Ms Hellyer created  a “Teacher-Mom” volunteer program utilizing George School students to mentor children under treatment at Eastern State School and Hospital. Active in her church, she has served on the board of directors of the Christian Science Churches in Jenkintown, Bensalem and Philadelphia.She’s been a member of the Lower Bucks Chamber of Commerce for over 30 years, a member of its board of directors for 9 of them. In 2024 received their “Shing Star” award for service to the community and promoting performing arts education for area youths.

Ms. Hellyer also provides entertainment & creative services for corporations ranging from string quartets to original scripts and productions for safety programs, management training and holiday fetes.  The BCPAI Holiday productions , “Mrs. Fezziwig’s Feast”, “ A Norman Rockwell Holiday” and Henry’s Holiday Feast” are examples and she continues to sing as a concert soloist and in occasional industrial or theatrical shows.