Kim Opatka-Metzgar is Director of Public Relations for Saint Vincent Archabbey and Seminary, Latrobe, as well as for the Saint Benedict Education Foundation for the international Benedictine university in Rome, Sant' Anselmo.

She has both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree from Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where she studied English, art and writing.

She has designed, edited, and produced numerous books for Archabbey Publications, including Renewed Each Morning, Reflections from the Rocking Chair, by Father Philip Kanfush, which won a an honorable mention award from the Catholic Press Association in 2006 for best new author of a book, and The Saint Vincent Basilica: One Hundred Years, which won a second place award from the CPA in 2006 for Design and Production.

Other books she has been involved in production with for Archabbey Publications include Emma's Wetlands Adventure by Father Philip Kanfush; The Psalms: The Heartbeat of Life and Worship by Brother Benedict Janecko (reprint); Saint Vincent Seminary from its Origins to the Present, Brother Bruno Heisey; The Saint Vincent Coloring Book by Brother Michael Gabler and Father Brian Boosel; So We Do Not Lose Heart by Father Demetrius Dumm; Flowers in the Desert: A Spirituality of the Bible, Father Demetrius Dumm (reprint); Cherish Christ Above All: The Bible in the Rule of Benedict, Father Demetrius Dumm (reprint); The Movement Towards Christian Unity in the Nineteenth Century, Christopher Dawson with introduction by Father Rene Kollar; The Saint Vincent Archabbey Gristmill and Brewery, 1854-2000, by Father Omer U. Kline; Forward Always Forward: The History and Construction of the Wimmer Memorial Statue by Father Blase Strittmatter with introduction by Brother Bruno Heisey; Saint Vincent Archabbey and Its Role in the Development of Slovak-American Culture and History by Father Rene Kollar and The Saint Vincent Gristmill Recipe Book.