As the Program Manager of INFORM, Keith McIntire is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Pittsburgh-based FAOD program including overseeing fundraising, marketing, and the development and maintenance of the INFORM website.
Keith’s career focused on corporate communications, marketing, fundraising, and business administration experience. After graduating with a degree in illustration and design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh he operated his own design studio for several years focusing on healthcare and industrial illustration. He then became the Art Director of the Public Relations Department of Seton Hill University. Keith’s work gained him national attention and he was hired to work for ABS/TelCove an internet, data, and voice company focused on communications delivery to customers in 27 states and 70 markets on a dedicated end to end fiber optic network.
Keith is the oldest heart patient followed since birth by the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was born with Tetrology of Fallot with absent pulmonary leaflets and underwent three open heart surgeries for total repair by the age to 23. Keith was a member of the American Heart Association, where he held volunteer leadership positions and was a board member for the Pittsburgh chapter. Keith assisted cardiologist William Neches, MD as a Co-founder of the UPMC/Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s, Dr. Bill Neches Heart Camp for Kids, one of the first camping programs nationally to offer a sleepover summer camping experience for children with congenital and/or acquired heart disease. In 2023 he passed the torch of his directorship to a new leadership team after 29 years of holding that position and a total of 33 years with the camp.
