Rebekah Hutten, M.A., Senior Consultant & Project Manager, is a McGill University Ph.D. Candidate with over a decade of experience as a writer and researcher. Rebekah specializes in qualitative research and analysis, particularly ethnographic methodologies, including social listening and participatory research. As a project manager, Rebekah is adept at leading complex projects, adopting a collaborative approach to building relationships with communities and clients.

Her work encompasses strategic planning, feasibility assessments, organizational review, and business planning. Though versed in a variety of sectors, Rebekah has a passion for tourism strategy, arts and culture, rural community development, and collaborating with Indigenous communities. She was recently Project Manager for the Valley Regional Enterprise’s Tourism Infrastructure and Services Gaps Analysis, and for the Lunenburg Academy Foundation’s 2026-2031 Strategic Plan. She is skilled at transforming qualitative research into actionable and pragmatic planning outcomes for organizations, provincial and municipal governments, businesses, and Indigenous communities.

As an author, her academic writing has been published by Cambridge University Press and Wesleyan University Press. She is co-editor of the edited book volume Collaborative Methodologies published by the University of Alberta Press. Rebekah’s doctoral research explores women’s work in rural Nova Scotian musical communities, primarily through fieldwork methods.

Rebekah holds a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Arts, Hon. from Acadia University, and a Master of Arts in Musicology from the University of Ottawa. Before joining 21FSP, Rebekah worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant in both the University of Ottawa and McGill University music departments, and has a background in flute performance and vegetable farming. Rebekah is certified in GBA+ (Gender Based Analysis Plus) and is working toward her Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Certification through the Project Management Institute.

She is based in the Annapolis Valley.