Meet Our Team

Williams & Williams is a full-service auction operation with over 150 employees. We have built our organization by recruiting some of the top talent from Fortune 500 companies across the country. Our team of sales representatives are committed to stress-free transactions and real results for all our clients. To find out more about our sales representatives and their backgrounds, please see below.

Fontana Fitzwilson | EVP of Sales

Fontana Fitzwilson
EVP of Sales

Fontana is Executive Vice President of Sales, Williams & McKissick, LLC, Business Intelligence and Analytics of the parent company to Williams & Williams Worldwide Real Estate Auction, Williams Merchant Group, and Auction Network. Fontana is responsible for the day-to-day operations of WMG, which utilizes proprietary analytics and auction capabilities of its affiliated company, Williams & Williams, to value, principally purchase, market, and trade bulk real estate and loan portfolios. Under Fontana’s leadership, WMG developed a robust real estate exchange, where any type of mortgage or real estate-based asset (including commercial, residential, first and second liens, performing, non-performing, and REO) can be bought, sold, or traded in bulk or individually 24/7. She is also responsible for Business Intelligence including statistical analysis, data mining, business performance management, benchmarking, modeling, and predictive analysis. With experience in both the auction and cable television industries, Fontana also manages the strategic operations of Auction Network, a multi-platform cable network dedicated to auctions. Fontana was previously Senior Vice President of Marketing, Analytics and Research for Williams & Williams Worldwide Real Estate Auction and serves on the holding company strategic board. Prior to that she was with TV Guide for 15 years, where she headed the domestic and international research of TV Guide Television Group, including the areas of branding, positioning, programming, advertising, audience measurement, and product and marketing development across multiple product lines and divisions of the company. A cum laude graduate of the University of Tulsa, Fontana is a member of the American Marketing Association, and has previously chaired the Media and Telecommunications Industry Research Conference, been awarded the distinguished TAMI Award in cable television, and has served nationally as a Future Leader on behalf of the Mortgage Banking Association.

Cindy Dees | Senior Marketing Director

Cindy Dees
Senior Marketing Director

Cindy Dees plays an integral role in retail marketing property sales, including single-family residences, for the company. She has nearly twenty years of experience in marketing and communications, including as partner and owner of two Tulsa-area advertising agencies and as Real Estate Editor of the Tulsa World newspaper. Cindy has an extensive background in media production, media buying, public relations, and communication strategies. She is a graduate of Oklahoma State University (BS journalism), and is a licensed real estate associate.

Elsa Lewis | EVP, Residential Sales

Elsa Lewis
EVP, Residential Sales

As Executive Vice President of Residential Sales for Williams & Williams Worldwide Real Estate Auction, Elsa is responsible for establishing and executing a clear global revenue strategy for residential asset sales for financial institutions, corporations, and local, state and federal agencies consistent with the company’s overall strategic growth plan. Since joining the company in 2003, Elsa has played an integral role in fulfilling the company’s vision of becoming one of the largest real estate auction firms in the world. Williams & Williams has auctioned nearly 40,000 assets valued at over $4 billion in the last few years alone. Elsa is a 30-year veteran of the real estate and financial services industry and a 25-year veteran of the REO industry. Prior to Williams & Williams, she served in business development roles for First Credit Solutions/MidFirst Bank, an Oklahoma-based financial institution and for Tulsa-based Commercial Financial Services, managing the HUD REO portfolio. She was an REO asset specialist with The Resolution Trust Corporation and national sales manager for The Associates/CorporateLink, one of the first REO asset management companies in the industry. Elsa also served as national sales manager for Sooner Federal Savings & Loan, managing an inventory of over 3,500 REO. Elsa is an active member of the Real Estate Owned Managers Association and a licensed real estate broker. She earned her BS degree in organization leadership and her MBA from Southern Nazarene University with the distinct honor of induction into Delta Mu Delta, the National Honor Society of over 49,000 business professionals. Elsa presently serves as an adjunct professor in the university’s Adult Studies business undergraduate program. She also holds a third-degree black belt in karate.

DC Roberts | Senior Director of Sales, Distinctive Properties, Trusts and International

DC Roberts
Senior Director of Sales, Distinctive Properties, Trusts and International

As Senior Director of Sales for Distinctive Properties, Estates and International, DC Roberts is responsible for the day-to-day management of all distinctive properties from initial listing through closing. As a distinctive property owner herself, DC has used the auction method to buy and sell real estate and knows firsthand the benefits of utilizing such a time-definite process. While working for Williams & Williams, DC oversaw some luxurious properties successfully sold at auction in some of the most desired locales, such as Ladera Ranch, California; St. Petersburg, Florida; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and the Glendorn Estate in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Drawing upon her public speaking experience as a broadcast journalist, DC also often speaks on behalf of Williams & Williams at local community events. She recently emceed the Tulsa Metro Chamber’s Small Business Awards honoring the Tulsa region’s emerging entrepreneurs. Prior to joining the Distinctive Properties Division, DC spent over 25 years in the radio and television industry. Most recently, she was the anchor and executive producer for KTUL News Channel 8 In the Morning, the top-rated morning news show in Northeast Oklahoma. During her 12-year career with KTUL, DC was instrumental in both programming and content development and was awarded the prestigious Best Television Personality by the Broadcast Executives of Tulsa, an award for which she was nominated three years in a row. In addition to her career as an on-air talent, DC accrued over 10 years of marketing, sales, and operations experience for Shamrock Communications, a privately held corporation that owns multiple radio stations and newspapers throughout the Midwest. In her spare time, DC enjoys playing golf, traveling, and training her dogs and four miniature horses.

Becky Hixson | Sales Manager

Becky Hixson
Sales Manager

As Sales Manager for the Individual Home Sales Division, Becky is responsible for guiding homeowners through the home selling process by exploring the auction options available when selling a property. Becky came to Williams & Williams in 2004 with over 15 years in the banking and mortgage lending industry and has served in multiple roles during this time, which included the day-to-day management of clients' assets from listing through closing.

Prior to joining Williams & Williams, Becky worked as a branch manager in the banking and mortgage lending industry where she directed all aspects of branch operations with accountability for performance management and custom assistance for consumer and mortgage lending. She currently holds real estate licenses in several states.