After receiving my MBA in Finance from Lakeland in 2009, I was promoted within the year to a project manager position at my current employer and was made an officer of the bank. As a mother of three girls, my career had been interrupted by a seven-year stretch out of the professional world to stay home with my daughters. The knowledge and confidence I gained in the Lakeland MBA program allowed me to advance, and the unique BlendEd feature gave me the flexibility to complete my education while working and caring for my family.