Kelly Bellini

Kelly's love for speaking and performing for any group who would listen to her began early on, when she decided she was going to be an actress (following in her dad’s footsteps). But of course, she needed to pay the bills; so rather than waiting tables, she chose to teach, giving her the best of both worlds—performing in front of a crowd (that was, in essence, forced to listen to her) and earning a steady paycheck. After earning a national public speaking championship title in college, Kelly realized that speech was indeed her forte, so she earned her masters degree in speech communication, and currently teaches the oh-so-dreaded public speaking class at Santa Monica College . Of course, for her, the most rewarding part is helping students overcome the enormous anxiety of simply “being themselves” in front of a crowd.

In addition to speech classes, Kelly has taught a variety of standardized test prep courses, including programs for the SAT and the CSET. So, when the Manhattan GMAT position became available, she had to jump at it. However, Kelly’s score of 740 on the GMAT has put her in the position of “recruiter,” not “instructor” (that darned 750 requirement for Manhattan GMAT instructors!!!). Not to worry though! She has taken quite the liking to teaching workshops and may…one day…retake the test in hopes of breaking the 99th percentile barrier and joining the ranks of the GMAT elite. For those of you planning to take the test, she feels your pain!

In her free time, Kelly works out…a lot! To supplement teaching, she works as a stuntwoman in movies, tv, and commercials (watch for her Bud Light commercial, airing this summer—where she gets yanked into the sky by aliens fishing for humans with Bud Light as the lure!). This summer she’ll also be appearing in the Batman Begins Stunt Show at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Hey, this is L.A. , right? …where most teachers also happen to be actors, stand-up comics, writers, musicians, or yes, stuntpersons…