of his dedication and commitment to the magazine, the YMCA of Delaware named him a “1991 Youth Volunteer of the Year” recipient and was asked to and served on the Board of Directors for the Resource Center of the YMCA of Delaware from 1992 through 1993. Upon graduation from high school, he attended the University of Delaware, where he served as the propraetor (alumni secretary) for the Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity (AB Chapter) in 1994,and was responsible for the organization and publication of the fraternity newsletter. From 2000 through 2002, Ablao served as president of the Kappa Delta Rho Alumni Corporation (AB Chapter) and editor-in-chief of the bi-annual alumni newsletter. Film beginnings and awards While working in a financial services company in 2001, Ablao met director Anthony Spadaccini. In what started out initially as providing input for several film clips has grown and developed into a strong business relationship and personal friendship. Eventually Spadaccini, under the Fleet Street Films label, combined with the support from Ablao, under the B.P.A. Productions label. Fleet Street Films is a subsidiary and the independent film productions studio of B.P.A. Productions Group. Ablao has produced several short and feature films including: "Emo Pill" (2006), “Aftermath” (2005) and “Hatred” (2006). The short film "Monday Morning" (2005) (a tribute to the Chaplin/Keaton silent comedies) has played at numerous film festivals in the U.S. & Canada since 2005, and won 2nd place for Best Experimental Short at the 2006 Indie Gathering Film Festival. "The First Date" (2006) , the follow-up to "Monday Morning", won Best Experimental Short at the 2007 Indie Gathering Film Festival. Similarly the critically acclaimed experimental short "Emo Pill", distinguished for its beautiful & haunting imagery, has played at several festivals in the U.S. & Canada, debuting at the 2006 Newark Film Festival and winning 3rd Place for Best Experimental Short at the 2007 Indie Gathering Film Festival. Exemplary Filmmaking awards were issued for both "Emo Pill" and "Monday Morning" at the 2006 Delaware Valley Film Festival. Including “Emo Pill,” “Aftermath,” “Hatred,” and “Monday Morning,” Ablao has served as executive producer for a multitude of other productions: “Unstable” (2005), “The Troubled Interviewee” (2002), “Glenville: Hell’s Homecoming” (2005), “Head Case" (2007) and "Amateur Porn Star Killer 2" (2008). Ablao's acting credits include the horror short "En Passant", all by award-winning filmmaker Johnny K. Wu, and Spadaccini's "Hatred", "The First Date", and "Head Case." The latest feature