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Amy Kozak
Chief Audit and Compliance Officer

Amy Kozak is the Chief Audit and Compliance Officer at UC Santa Cruz, a role she assumed in June 2025 after serving as Audit Director since November 2023. In her role, Amy strives to provide meaningful insights that drive positive change. With over 20 years of experience in audit, compliance, and consulting across multiple industries, she is recognized as a strategic leader and innovative problem solver.

Amy received the 2022 Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA) Rising Star Award for her outstanding contributions and serves on the ACUA Executive Board, having previously chaired its Standards & Best Practices Committee, where she led over 90 members across the nation on eight subcommittees developing tools and resources to help empower other higher education internal auditors to perform their roles effectively. She holds an MBA from Tulane University, with a specialization in Strategic Management and Innovation, a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of West Florida, and is a Certified Internal Auditor.

Beyond her professional life, Amy enjoys spending quality time with family and friends, indulging in her love for tacos, and taking her rescue pup, Evie, on outdoor adventures.

Margaret Huynh
Principal Auditor

Margaret Huynh joined UC Santa Cruz as a Principal Auditor in April 2025. She previously worked as a Manager in the Property Tax department for the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She also has over a decade of audit experience with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Alberta Finance. While working at the Canada Revenue Agency, Margaret served as one of the Audit trainers and mentors, helping to onboard new hires. She also earned a National Innovation and Excellence award with the CRA for developing a training tool for the GST Fail to File program.

Margaret holds a Bachelor’s degree in General Studies from Athabasca University, having studied a combination of Science and Accounting classes. She earned her Certified Management Accounting designation and tied for top marks in the Province of Alberta. She also holds a Canadian Chartered Professional Accounting (CPA) designation. Margaret has been involved in public speaking programs for over twenty years and has competed and placed in public speaking contests at the District level in Canada. She has served on the Executive Board of several clubs and charities, primarily as treasurer.

Margaret is excited to live in California to explore new gardening and hiking opportunities.

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