Ruben BarahonaStanford Court, San Francisco’s modern 393-room hotel poised atop famed Nob Hill, has announced the appointment of Ruben Barahona as director of sales and marketing. With a distinguished history working with notable Bay Area hotels and more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality sector, Barahona has proven his ability to successfully increase sales and revenue, while ensuring customer satisfaction and the highest level of service. Throughout his career, Barahona has focused on sales and marketing for the various sectors of the hospitality industry. Before joining the team at Stanford Court, Barahona served as area director of sales at Oakland Marriott City Center/Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Oakland/Oakland Convention Center. Prior, he was associate sales director at Parc 55 Wyndham in San Francisco for nearly four years, where he was responsible for reaching a three million dollar booking goal through cultivating relationships with premier West Coast companies including Intel, Kaiser Permanente, Sony, Twitter and Google.