Coaching Staff

Garth Gittens - Head Coach

Garth has been the Head Coach of Algonquin's Women's Soccer Team since 1997. Garth was the Assistant Coach Algonquin College Men's Soccer Team in 1996 and prior to that was Head Coach Ottawa Internationals Women's Premier Soccer Team. He is a Certified NCCP Level 3 Coach Technical and Completed C License Course.

Garth playing career includes varsity soccer and lacrosse at New England College in New Hampshire, U.S.A., Varsity Soccer at Arundel, England and American College, Paris, France. Garth also played with the Ottawa Rockers Club Team who were Ottawa Cup Champions in 1986. 

Mark Fowler - Assistant Coach

Mark has been an assistant with the Algonquin College Women's team since 2004. He has over 30 years of playing experience and was a former captain of the Algonquin men's varsity team.  Mark is a provincial B level coach who also holds a NCCP level 2 certification.  Mark's playing career highlights include representing Ontario 1979, Ontario Cup semi-finalist 1984, Ottawa Cup  Champion 1986 and most recently with Capital United Ontario Cup Masters Finalists in 2006 and 2007.  Mark was a member of the Cumberland United technical committee in 2007 and 2008 and has coached regional youth teams with the club since 2002.

Dr. Anthony Bailey - Mental Training Coach

Coach Bailey has a background in social work, psychology and hospital chaplaincy.  He has a Bachelor of Social Work with a minor in psychology along with a Master of Arts from McGill University in Montreal.  Dr. Bailey has also earned a Masteer of Divinity degree from the Vancouver School of Theology and a Doctorate in Ethics and Culture from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia.  He has worked in High Schools and has done community development in Canada, Kenya and Jamacia.  Along with teaching Counselling at McGill and at the University of the West Indies (Jamacia), he is a minister who supports a number of organizations and initiatives that mentor youth and young adults.

Les Escobar - Assistant  Coach

Les is a graduate and former goaltender for the Thunder Men's Program.  He was instrumental in winning the 1999-2000 Provincial Championship then earning a National Champoinship Silver Medal.  He has been the goalkeeper coach for the Ottawa South United Club for many years. Coach Escobar has previously worked with the Women's program and still has a hand in it but he spends most of his time these days with the Men's Program.

Lauren Alexander - Assistant

Ally Pross - Assistant