The Marketing team organizes the annual meeting, regular workshops, and marketing bulletins. The unit also works with members to help them market their practices as members of The Nautilus Group.
In charge of this unit is Philip B. Cubeta, CLU, ChFC, MSFS. Phil joined New York Life in 1982 and has held a number of positions in Advanced Underwriting, Financial Planning, Training and Marketing. Prior to joining The Nautilus Group, he headed New York Life's Charitable Giving Market. Phil holds a B.A. in English from Williams College; an M.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from Balliol College, Oxford; and an M.A. and M.Phil. in English Language and Literature from Yale.
Sandy H. Ray, MBA, CLU, ChFC is Meetings and Special-Events Specialist. Formerly, Sandy was an agent in New York Life's Dallas General Office. He has an MBA from the University of Dallas with concentrations in marketing and finance. He has more than 20 years experience in marketing, sales and finance with Fortune 500 companies and is retired as a senior officer in the Army Reserve. For eight years, he was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas-Dallas teaching Strategic Management.
DeLynn K. Davis, J.D., CLU, ChFC, joined The Nautilus Group in July, 2006. She has 15 years of experience in life insurance, financial planning, and trust division new business. DeLynn worked for 7 years in advanced marketing with The Prudential and The Equitable, where she had extensive joint sales experience. Prior to joining The Nautilus Group, DeLynn was the Planning Director at Lifeway Financial, a comprehensive financial planning and investment management firm. DeLynn’s primary emphasis is in the planning areas of insurance, financial, cash flow, and tax. DeLynn holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston and a B.A. in psychology from Drake University, with an accounting minor, where she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.