INTHEBLACK August 2025 - Magazine - Page 29
After a flying start as a tax
accountant, Stephanie Rozokos
CPA made the switch
to commerce and hasn’t
looked back.
From managing data breaches
to rolling out emergency
stimulus programs, she has
a wide range of responsibilities
as COO.
Continuous learning
and moving through
the ranks has helped
Rozokos understand how
an organisation works.
LEADERS AND INNOVATORS
Destination:
Success
Stephanie Rozokos CPA, chief operating officer at the South Australian
Tourism Commission, discusses being at the frontline of tourism during
the COVID-19 shutdown.
Words Megan Breen
Photography Josh Geelan
IF YOU’RE LUCKY, AN INSPIRING
teacher can transform your vague aspirations
into clear, focused goals and ignite a passion
that carries you through a stellar career.
For chief operating officer at the
South Australian Tourism Commission
(SATC), Stephanie Rozokos CPA, that’s
exactly what happened in her final years
of high school.
Thanks to her accounting teacher, by the
time she was 18 years old, Rozokos was not
only studying a Bachelor of Commerce and
a Bachelor of Business — Commercial Law
at the University of South Australia, she also
had a job at a local accounting firm and was
putting theory into practice.
“For me, it was an amazing accounting
teacher in Year 11 who launched my passion
for accounting and led me on the path that
I am on today,” says Rozokos.
Learning on the job has been a constant
during her journey. After working through
a range of positions in accounting firms at
the start of her career, Rozokos established
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