Kathy Canestrino has been Hackensack’s Deputy Mayor since 2013. A retired aerospace engineer with experience managing multi-million dollar budgets, Kathy Canestrino has spearheaded the City’s downtown redevelopment efforts. For her tireless leadership, she received the prestigious “Outstanding Women in Municipal Government” award from the New Jersey League of Municipalities and was recognized as “a shining example of the major contributions made by women in public service today.