Dr. Lewis Aptekar: Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Dr. Lewis Aptekar was a Professor in Counselor Education at San José State University’s Connie L. Lurie College of Education – he retired in 2016 after decades in education, much of which he spent overseas. He’s worked in around thirty-five different countries and, during his travels, became passionate about the plight of homeless youth in developing nations. During one of his most recent overseas travels, Dr. Lewis Aptekar was a Senior Fulbright Specialist and Visiting Professor of Community Counseling at the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Francisco Morazán in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in 2002.