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Audit and Advisory Services Staff
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.
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Audit & Advisory Services
Mail Stop: Internal Audit
Enterprise Technology Center – 3rd floor
100 Enterprise Way, Suite 100
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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