Leadership
Everett Dobson
Everett has been a member of the Dobson Fiber Board of Directors since 1982, served as CEO from 2012-2019 and currently serves as Executive Chairman. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
In 1989, Everett founded Dobson Communications Corporation (DCC) and was its Executive Chairman when it sold to AT&T in November 2007 for $5.1 billion enterprise which included $2.8 billion in equity market capital. At the time of the sale, the company was operating in 17 states, producing $1.6 billion in revenue, had 3,000 employees and 1.6 million subscribers.
Board membership includes Dobson Family Foundation, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Keeneland Association in Lexington, Kentucky, and the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team.
Francisco Maella
Francisco Maella serves as Chief Executive Officer for Dobson Fiber. Francisco directs all aspects of Dobson’s operations and is responsible for setting and achieving overall company objectives. He joined Dobson in 2018 as Chief Technical Officer and brings over 22 years of experience in the telecom industry. Before Dobson, Maella served as Chief Operating Officer for Texas-based Alpheus Communications.
Francisco received his electrical engineering degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is a graduate of the University of Houston’s MBA program.
Jim Horsburgh
Jim serves as Chief Strategy Officer for Dobson Fiber. In his role, Jim is responsible for the evaluation of strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions along with corporate development. Jim has been with the Dobson companies for more than 25 years.
He brings more than 20 years of telecom experience to Dobson Fiber. Previously, Jim served as the corporate development officer for the Dobson Partnership and the chief operations officer for the AT&T/Dobson Divestiture Trust. Jim also served as vice president of business development for Dobson Communications Corporation.
Jim graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in finance and an MBA.
Brandy Parson
Brandy serves as Chief Financial Officer for Dobson Fiber. She oversees the organization's financial activities, including being responsible for the finance and accounting teams and serves in a strategic advisory role. Brandy started her career at Arthur Anderson where she gained valuable experience within multiple industries, including telecommunications. She expanded her telecommunications experience with 8 years at Dobson Communications as the Director of Accounting, where she developed extensive experience in management, external reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and full life cycle project execution. Brandy spent the next 12 years in Controller and Chief Accounting Officer roles, overseeing multiple departments and further developing her abilities in operation accounting, budgeting, analysis, and crafting innovation solutions that optimize processes and profitability.
Brandy is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting from Oklahoma State University. She also serves on the Board of Anna's House Foundation.
Conley Bone
Conley serves as Chief Operations Officer and brings over 23 years of expertise in telecom to Dobson Fiber. He directs and oversees the organization's daily operations, including engineering, outside plant, quality control, facilities, and infrastructure. Conley has been crucial in developing operational strategies that drive productivity, reduce costs, and improve overall performance of his teams at Dobson as well as meeting or exceeding customer expectation. Conley was previously with Pinnacle Telecom for 21 years and developed deep expertise in overseeing complex operations and managing diverse teams. He continuously invests in building high-performing teams and nurturing the skills and capabilities of employees.
Conley received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith and is a US Navy Veteran.
Dan Gillan
Dan serves as Chief Revenue Officer for Dobson Fiber. He is responsible for the overall leadership of the sales and marketing organization including commercial and residential teams.
Dan has 20+ years executive sales management experience in cable/broadband, wireless communications, and healthcare industries developing untapped markets with high-impact peak-performing sales, marketing, and operations teams. Before joining Dobson, he was Vice President of Residential Sales for Summit Broadband. He has also served as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Comcast.
Dan is a graduate of Purdue University Global with a bachelor’s degree in business and has two executive education certificates from Harvard Business School’s Authentic Leadership and Strategic Sales programs.
Raymond Castor
Raymond serves as Chief Information Officer. He is responsible for leading and managing all technology efforts for Dobson Fiber operationally and strategically. Raymond has been with Dobson for 20 years. He has 23 years and a wide variety of information technology experience that he brings to the Dobson team.
Previously, Raymond spent two years with Northrup Grumman IT as a senior engineer assigned to Tinker Air Force Base, four years with Logix Communications as an IT services manager, and four years with Centech assigned to Tinker Air Force. He also has 10 years of banking experience with Bank IV.
Larry Fuller
Larry serves as Chief Customer Officer and has been with the Dobson companies for over 20 years. Larry is responsible for shaping the company's customer-centric strategy and ensuring that the voice of the customer is at the heart of every business decision. This includes managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the customer care, customer technical support, and customer retention functions. Larry empowers his team to go above and beyond to meet and exceed customer expectations. Previously, Larry served as director of pricing and retention for Dobson Cellular Systems for eight years. As director of pricing and retention, Larry developed price plans for consumer and business markets in addition to managing the customer lifecycle processes.
Larry graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and brings more than 22 years of marketing and telecom experience to Dobson Fiber. He is a member of the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants.