Felicity Ropp

Felicity Ropp is a recent summa cum laude graduate of the South Carolina Honors College at the University of South Carolina, where she earned a dual degree: a BA in Political Science with a minor in Public Relations and a BA in History with a minor in Southern Studies. Since her summer internship with Palmetto Promise in 2021, Felicity has worked part-time at the Palmetto Promise Institute as a research fellow and administrative staff, and she is thrilled to join the team full-time as a policy analyst.

At USC, Felicity was a Carolina Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, receiving the university’s Outstanding Senior Award and graduating with Leadership Distinction in Civic and Professional Engagement. Outside the classroom, Felicity served as Governor of South Carolina Student Legislature, attorney general of USC’s Student Government, chairman of the College Republicans of South Carolina, a research assistant for the political science department’s Digital Campaigns Project, and communications director for USC’s Institute for Southern Studies. In addition to her work at Palmetto Promise, she paged in the South Carolina House of Representatives, interned with the Department of Social Services, and worked for numerous political campaigns. In summer 2023, Felicity completed the Mississippi Delta Scholar fellowship through the Mississippi State University Shackouls Honors College, the Southern Rural Development Center, and Harvard University. Her policy portfolio thus far has included election reform, public history, foster care, education, and farmers’ issues, and she looks forward to expanding that work here at Palmetto Promise.

Felicity was born and raised in upstate South Carolina. She is the daughter of a small business owner and a public school teacher. In her spare time, she can be found browsing an antique store, tracking down the best local restaurants, working her way through her lengthy to-read list, or tending her front porch garden.