Mary Ahlstrom has been named opening Director of Sales at Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort & Spa. Currently under construction, the resort is situated along the California coast across from Carlsbad State Beach and is scheduled to open in the summer of 2012.
Ahlstrom most recently served as Director of Sales at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe in San Diego, Calif. Under Ahlstrom's leadership, the sales team at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe tripled group revenue in her first year at the property. Prior to that, she was a national sales manager at L'Auberge Del Mar Resort and Spa, Calif. and was consistently ranked in the top two for highest sales each year. Ahlstrom began her career in 1992 as a sales manager at the Hilton Valley Forge in Philadelphia, PA. She spent eight years at the property rising to the rank of Director of Sales and Marketing.
Ahlstrom is a member of Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), Hospitality Professionals Network and San Diego Business Connectors. She resides in Carlsbad, and has 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren. She enjoys cooking, music and travel in her free time.
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