Law Enforcement Background

Detective Benjamin “BJ” Moyars

Battle Ground Police Department
Drug Recognition Expert
ILETB Senior Instructor
SFST & Physical Tactics & Firearms & EVO Instructor
ILEA Tier I Basic
CIT Certified
Co-Chair, IPATH Task Force – Law Enforcement Committee

Special Deputy Sooyeon Shin

Battle Ground Police Department
CIT Certified
Member, IPATH Task Force – Law Enforcement and Labor Trafficking Committees

Views from the Early Days in Beijing

Benjamin “BJ” Moyars is the owner of Moyars Consulting, LLC, an international firm that consults with U.S. business & government agencies to develop China trade & also specializes in Cultural Commentary & Training for law enforcement, plus retail, health, hospitality & language associations.

BJ earned a degree in Asian Studies from Purdue University in 2011 after taking 4 years off to study and travel around China. While based in Beijing, he chose to live in a Chinese neighborhood and network with locals, rather than attaching himself to the ex-pat community. He earned a certificate from Tsinghua University at Beijing for a Mandarin Chinese language course and also earned a chef’s certificate from Beijing JinSong Vocational Culinary School.

At Beijing Jing-Song, he was the first American to be accepted as a student and attended two years as a language immersion tool, which helped lead to his fluency in Mandarin. While learning the language and how to prepare classic Chinese dishes, he also learned that TV cooking shows don’t lie: chefs really can be mean people.

Through constant contact with Chinese friends, teachers, and people on the streets, BJ earned access to the Chinese way of life and now shares that knowledge to facilitate cultural understanding.

He is currently based in Indiana and travels wherever the job takes him.

BJ Moyars, Benjamin Moyars, Public Speaker, Keynote Speaker, Looking for speaker, Cultural Commentary, Law Enforcement Training, Mandate Training, Chamber of Commerce speaker, Language Associations speaker — Serving as Board President of International Center of West Lafayette

Q&A session with police officers @ the classic Fowler Theatre

BJ Moyars Public Speaker Keynote Speaker — Speaking for cultural diversity training

Working on investigation assistance with a smile!

Top 10 Under 40 Young Professionals!

Thank you, Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce!

BJ was recently recognized by the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, Indiana as one of the “Top 10 Under 40 Young Professionals” for his community involvement that primarily focuses on cultural diversity and growing communities through the arts.

Introducing Sooyeon Shin

With the former Sheriff Risner at Jasper Co.

Sooyeon (aka “Soo”) comes to Moyars Consulting, LLC as an Engagement Director after several years of financial professional roles in healthcare, IT, and banking. She graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana with an Accounting & Finance background. Born and raised in South Korea until the age of 13, Soo lived in Virginia and Illinois and currently resides in Indiana where she serves as Executive Director of the International Center of West Lafayette and a member of the IPATH Labor Trafficking and Law Enforcement Committees. Using her language skills and culture-oriented interests, she works as a proud Korean interpreter in different industries, especially in law enforcement, which helped her realize the rough and scary stereotypes of American police officers were untrue.

She’s a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Illinois and a certified notary public in Indiana. She is interested in learning different cultures, languages, cuisines, and social behavior and likes to play the piano and violin with animals who appreciate music.