About Our Remodeling Company

Patty Gray, Owner of DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen and now a newly elected City Councilmember, counts her blessings every day in every way including her new role to serve her city.  “Bakersfield is our home! Protecting our streets, stewarding our tax-payers hard-earned dollars, and seeing new job opportunities open up in our city are my top priorities.” Patty represents Ward 6, Southwest Bakersfield.

Patty’s heart was to be a mom since she was a small child. That dream came true in 1976 when their first son was born, and then again when two more sons followed behind him. She worked hard at managing her home and her 3 sons, eventually homeschooling the younger two, while managing the bookkeeping and payroll for Everett Gray & Sons Construction, Inc. She never dreamed that she would be the managing officer of a small business until 2003 when she was called upon to take off her domestic hat of 28 years and jump in with both feet to manage their DreamMaker franchise. It was evident early on that her administration skills that she had honed as a homemaker, her leadership skills that she had developed since childhood, and her love for people and hospitality would be just what she needed to lead a local and national award winning franchise company.

“At first it was difficult to change roles, but once I understood my purpose as a businesswoman, I found “home” once again. DreamMaker has been an open door to new relationships and opportunities beyond what I could have hoped for. I love interacting with our customers, hearing what their dream is and seeing that dream become reality. I am grateful that God has positioned me as a businesswoman in Kern County to enhance lives and improve homes.”

Erica was born and raised in Bakersfield, CA. Prior to joining the DreamMaker Team, she worked as a legal secretary for 8 years for a local attorney. After her employer/attorney retired, she and her family did some traveling and decided to
move to Tulsa, Oklahoma where she also had family.

In Tulsa Erica worked as an office administrator in the oil and gas industry and honed her office skills on different software and accounting.
After 3 years of living in Oklahoma, Erica’s family missed family and friends and moved back home to Bakersfield. When exploring the local job market, her priority was to find a family-owned/operated company having a culture that
matched her own value system. Finding DreamMaker was the right fit for her and
the owners.

Erica is a team player, works very well with the public, is well organized, thinks ahead of the owners and is self-motivated. Erica says, “I enjoy everything about my job from interacting with clients and the rest of the team, to doing accounting, lead management, some marketing duties, and most of all I love our work environment.”

Outside of work Erica is a wife and mom of three children who keep her busy with their sports activities and coaches’ youth soccer in her spare time. Erica has also earned her two associate degrees in Business Administration and Business Computer Technology. She will be pursuing her bachelor’s degree in business at CSUB in the fall of 2024.

Stevie was born and raised on the Central Coast of California and graduated from Pacific Beach High School.  In 2011 she started working in the home improvement industry and found that she had a passion for working with homeowners and talking with them about their home improvement projects.  She learned kitchen and bath design according to NKBA standards.  She later moved to Portland, Oregon where she designed projects for very old homes which presented new challenges and learning experiences with every project.  Her growth in the industry grew exponentially.  She loved seeing her client’s houses being turned into their dream homes as she designed their kitchens and helped them make choices in appliances and flooring.  Stevie became a top salesperson and designer for one of the largest cabinet companies in the country, she truly found her passion.

Coming back to her home state in 2018, she began to look for a company and a culture that would appreciate her talent and help her take her career to the next level of professionalism.  “I found DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen, a family-owned business that has an amazing Code of Values and a strong belief in God! After talking with Everett and Patty, I knew that this is where I wanted to call “home”. I plan to make this my career and grow as a member of a very talented team.”

Since coming to DreamMaker, Stevie has earned the Franchise corporate award of Salesperson of The Year Finalist in 2019 and then took the Salesperson of the Year in 2021, the highest award given for the entire nation for sales/design.

Stevie’s strengths include her attention to detail, being extremely well-organized, patient and willing to take all the time that is necessary to make sure her clients receive exactly what they are looking for in their design. 

The Earnest’s summed her up by saying this, “Stevie was very responsive to every question, listened to our needs, knew her products, was always easy going, gave good advice, and put her clients as #1 always.”

Chadler has had an interest in learning the trades for years but was finally given the opportunity to learn and thrive at DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen.  Prior to his hire, he was doing commercial diving in the Gulf of Mexico and then later when he moved to Bakersfield, he went to work at a local veterinarian hospital in the emergency care ward.  Through that job, he met the Production Manager for DMBK and shared his interest to learn the trades. He was hired on and immediately the team saw that he was a hard worker, eager to learn and loves a new challenge. 

Our clients have commented positively and enthusiastically about his work ethic and demeanor in their homes consistently. He believes in treating others as he would like to be treated. Mrs. Vevea had this to say:

“The construction team, including Chadler, worked steadily throughout the process and was aware of the concerns related to the dust, he ensured the area was properly draped and sealed so dust would not enter the other parts of the room.”

We expect for Chadler to have a long career with DMBK and become a Lead Carpenter eventually.

Outside of work, Chadler has many interests.  He loves the outdoors and enjoys cycling, hiking, and camping.