Since 2011, DCFR member and DU Professor of International Security at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Professor Lewis Griffith, has allocated countless hours of his free time towards developing and administering the Crisis Engagement and Negotiation Exercise (CENEX). This annual, two day, professional crisis simulation provides students with the opportunity to engage in a real-time crisis that must be negotiated in a high stakes, rapidly changing environment. The 2018 scenario involved student teams from Saudi Arabia, Iran, the UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Oman, Russia, and the United States as they wrestled with realistic crisises in security, economic issues, and humanitarian aide. The student body is eternally grateful for the work that Professor Griffith puts into their education, both inside and outside of the classroom.
DCFR Member Yadira Rodriguez Bernal was recently recognized with the Red Cross International Services Hero Award 2017. She works at Nationwide Insurance full time and her schedule includes Saturdays, but she still finds time to visit the Immigration Detention Center to work with detainees. Yadira is orginally from Colombia and utilizes her background to connect and provide comfort to people in the Aurora facility. She is a passionate supporter of the Red Cross in Denver and consistently helps in various Red Cross programs across several lines of service. In her spare time, Yadira organized a home fire prevention campaign for her co-workers to install smoke detectors in homes throughout vulnerable communities. Her dedication to others is ovbious through the hours of time she so willingly gives through her volunteer service.
The mission of the Denver Council on Foreign Relations is to build awareness of international issues and to promote the understanding of American foreign policy and world affairs.
