Marquel Cason has been the JV head and Varsity assistant basketball coach for two years prior to taking over as varsity head coach this summer. He has coached AAU travel basketball for three years with Jim & Heather Gills YMCA and one year with Team 727. A graduate of Northeast High School in 2011, Coach Cason was a captain of the varsity team. Under Cason’s direction, the mission of the Canterbury Crusaders basketball program is to create and sustain the level of success that Canterbury has had with winning District titles 4 out of the last five years. Cason wants to develop each student-athlete within the program into the best version of their self. Cason epitomizes the servant leadership style of coaching.

Coach Kenneth Powell attended Our Lady Of the Lake University in San Antonio, Tx. He's married, has 8 children, and 8 grandchildren. Powell moved to Florida in 1996 to work at SPHS where he was an assistant coach for the varsity boys basketball team and head coach of the junior varsity girls basketball team. He has coached as a volunteer for Roberts Recreation Center and for Clearwater Green Wave AAU Basketball Club.

Of the four times the Green Wave made it to state, the team captured two championships and two runner-up trophies. Powell has 30 years of coaching experience in both girls and boys basketball programs. He believes in sharing knowledge to build others up and in the importance of playing a sport as a child to builds character and confidence. His favorite quote: "A good coach can change the game; a great coach can change a life."

Kevin Bouis has coached Canterbury varsity football for three seasons. Coach Bouis earned a full athletic scholarship to play football at the University of Texas, El Paso. He was a two-year letterman at UTEP before transferring and completing his college football career at the University of Kentucky. After college, Coach Bouis played and coached professional indoor/arena football for 11 years, in which he was the head coach for five years, winning 3 national championships. In 2008, Coach Bouis was awarded a gold medal at the YMCA National Sports Achievement Gala for his work with the community’s youth.

Coach Bouis graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology (1998), received a Master of Business Administration from William Carey University (2000), and earned a Juris Doctor from Ave Maria School of Law (2012). Coach Bouis is a member of the Florida Bar and currently owns and operates his own law practice in St. Petersburg, the Bouis Law Firm. He is also an adjunct professor at St. Petersburg College. Coach Bouis is committed to developing men of character, integrity, and good sportsmanship at Canterbury.

Coach Bouis and his wife, Brooke have two little Crusaders, Bode (8) and Katie (6).

Assistant Football Coach Adam Fitch graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2006, where he played football under Coach Fisher Deberry. Playing the quarterback position, Adam holds the Academy single game touchdown record with 5 touchdowns against BYU in 2005. After his first assignment at Andrews Air Force Base, Adam returned to the Academy to coach football for the next 6 seasons, with 5 years spent as the head coach of the Air Force Academy Preparatory School.

Coach Fitch echoes the core principles of integrity and character that Coach Bouis brings to the football program and to the Canterbury community. He and his wife, Christine have two Crusaders, Payton (8) and Taylor (5).

Adam Stuck is a PGA Golf Professional, Business Development Director, and Coach for The First Tee - St. Petersburg. He has worked with students of all ages across various sports, from local youth organizations to competitive travel ball. 

GOLF

With 30 years of experience in the golf industry, he has extensive knowledge specializing in youth development and the transition to student-athlete. Coach Stuck coached both the boy and girls golf teams at a local public high school for two years, where he earned the 2019-2020 Pinellas County Schools Coach of the Year award, guiding his teams to a District Championship. 

BASEBALL

Coach Stuck is very excited about the opportunity to lead the Baseball Program here at Canterbury School of Florida. His philosophy is to focus on the fundamentals of the game, including the proper techniques, mental, emotional, and physical aspects of the game. 

Supporting student-athletes in their education, character development, and life-enhancing values positively impact each player’s life far past their time here at Canterbury School of Florida.
“It’s More than a Game.”

Soccer has been a major part of Milen Gaganelov's life for over 30 years, both as a player and a coach. His experience in the sport has taken him from Europe to Indonesia to Florida. As a coach, Coach Gaganelov focuses on the individual--not just as an athlete, but as a person who will learn ethical and moral values through sport. To

Coach Gaganelov, success is more than simply winning a match, it is the development of lasting character traits such as determination, loyalty, and selflessness in his players.

Jackie Suchanek has coached girls varsity soccer for 13 years, including three years at Canterbury as an assistant coach.  As a coach in Pennsylvania, her team won the division championship two times and has qualified for district five years in a row and reached the semi finals one year. Coach Suchanek was nominated for coach of the year in 2012. 

Coaching soccer is one of Coach Suchanek's passions. She enjoys helping athletes reach their full potential on the field. This includes learning new skills, techniques, and strategies. She believes that being a part of a team is much more than counting wins and losses. It is about watching athletes become successful, and it's about the growth that occurs over not just a season but a school career.  Her main focus is on improving each athlete as an individual, which in turn benefits the team as a whole. Her athletes learn teamwork, leadership, dedication, and discipline, which is needed on and off the field. 

Jody Moore comes to Canterbury with many years of softball experience, beginning as a participant in the sport at age eight. After high school, she continued playing at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. In 1995, Rollins was a developing program; the experience of building a program leads directly to what continues to motivate her at Canterbury. 

Before coaching at Canterbury, she was an assistant coach of the Trinity Prep State Champion team. The combined experience of building a program and experiencing a championship assisted in making Canterbury a championship program. 

In her first season, 2006, Coach Moore combed the hallways to find athletes who wanted to work hard, learn the game, and be part of a championship culture. To date, Canterbury proudly celebrates 12 district championships, 10 regional championships, and 5 state championships under Coach Moore's leadership. 

Even more critical than these accomplishments is the apparent development of players into well-rounded student-athletes and people of integrity. Coach Moore's philosophy connects every aspect of this athletic endeavor with essential life skills that impact far past their time at Canterbury.