• Toyota
  • Scion

Colonial Toyota

470 Boston Post Rd.
(Exit 37 Going North, Exit 36 Going South)
Milford, CT 06460

  • Sales Direct Toll Free: (800) 418-6968 (41TOYOTA)
  • Sales-Service-Parts: (877) 372-7441

Meet Our Staff


Click on one of the people below to find out more information.

  • Robert Crabtree Jr
    Owner - Dealer Principle
    203-878-7401

                                                   Robert E. Crabtree Jr.
                                                          Biography
                                                            4/5/13
            I was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on July 27, 1964.  Although my parents just made it to the hospital, my mother often tells the story that my birth actually began in a 1964 Chrysler Imperial. I was destined to be in the automobile business.
            I am a third generation automobile man. My grandfather started in the business in 1928, and opened  his own dealership in 1938 which marked the beginning of Crabtree Motors in New Rochelle, NY.  After the untimely death of my grandfather, my father, only 26 years old, became the youngest Dodge Dealer in the Country, and continued for over 55 years in business with tremendous success until his death on February 9th, 2005.  My father exposed me to the business as early as 11 years old, cleaning cars.  He always told me, 'we are not just in the car business, we are in the people business", a philosophy I continue to hold today.
            During my high school and college years, I worked summers, and was exposed to all aspects of the business, from prep to parts, to service, then as a Salesperson and eventually a Finance Manager.  My summer education in the automobile business rialed my scholastic education. I knew from there that I wanted to be in the automobile business. After my graduation from Boston University on  May 17th, 1987, I spent a year in the Chicago region as a Management Trainee for Toyota Motor Sales, then went on to sell cars at Crabtree Ford, and quickly became the Sales Manager.  After the Dealerships in New Rochelle were sold in 1989, I came to work at Colonial Toyota.  I began selling after-sales and soon became the Used Car Manager and was eventually promoted to General Sales Manager.  Two and a half years later, I earned the General Manager Position. The Dealership was not healthy, but due to the dedicated young crew, we soon became Connecticut's #1 volume Toyota Dealer.
            As early as 1993, I began to assist my father in our other operations which included Toyota of Westport and Lexus of Westport.  In 1994, I became a 25% partner in Colonial Toyota.  After my brother Michael's tragic death in 2003, with tremendous emotions; my father and I created the C.O.O. position and it was here that I learned the most.  In 2005, I became the President and C.E.O. of Crabtree Automotive Group, which included Toyota of Westport and Lexus of Westport, as well as 100% Owner and Dealer Principle of Colonial Toyota in Milford. As President and C.E.O. of the Westport Dealerships, my responsibilities were not only limited to the day to day operations, but I was also appointed the lead man on our decision to sell the operations. We closed in March 2008. This was the largest transaction of two dealerships in the State of Ct.
            In 2007, I earned the Presidents Award, and I began a massive renovation and re-engineering of the former Colonial Toyota which is now a one of a kind, state of the art Dealership.  The year 2009, was a monumental year for me in many ways. The newly constructed Colonial Toyota, made its debut, along with my "No Haggle; One Associate" sales approach.  That same year, I received the Businessperson of the Year Award by The Milford Chamber of Commerce, where I currently serve on  The Board of Directors.  In addition, I received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2009 from the American Business Defense Advisory Council.
            My wife Carolyn, of 23 years and I have four daughters, Sarah 19, Morgan 17, Emily 16, and Maggie Mae 9. I was raised and continue to raise my children with a strong Christian value and spirituality which expands much further than just church on Sunday.  We pray every evening and I consider us to be a very close knit loving family. We are all very involved in many activities such as snow and water skiing, snowmobiling, golf, trap shooting, crew and equestrian. 

    d097058d546f49cc80681c3d68c5cdd8
  • Armando Muniz
    Sr General Sales Manager
    203-878-7401 ext 380


    c6f3cddd404638d901dfb1481983b534
  • Barry Haughton
    Operations Manager
    203-878-7401


    4d4bb682f9ff45279958eea0d7342f32
  • Daniel Wiley
    General Sales Manager
    203-878-7401


    233c121123e247c197ef6a1f2243b130
  • Frank Nieves
    General Sales Manager
    203-878-7401


    f201ca520a0a00f40126064382967ded
  • Paul Anson
    Pre Owned Vehicle Manager
    203-878-7401


    a6f1b36f30be475088c377291d962d71
  • Hyginus Erege
    General Sales Manager Nu Start
    800-999-1969

    I was born in Nigeria West Africa.  Happily married with a 4 year old son.  I hold a bachelors degree in Business Management.  I have been with Toyota for 8 years, 3 of them at Colonial Toyota.  One thing I love about working here is the integrity and straight forward approach to doing business, which makes it possible for me to leave work everyday in good conscience, knowing that I actually helped someone with their automotive needs.  You cannot say that with a lot of dealerships. I am very happy here.

    f1feb3ec0a0a00f401260643655f8214
  • Justin Raffone
    Service Manager
    203-878-7401 ext 321


    c6f47772404638d901dfb1489d4d820d
  • Gloria Powers
    Director of Marketing
    203-878-7401 x 320

    Gloria worked in Television Advertising, Radio Advertising, Print and digital. She also owned an Ad Agency in Pa while raising two sons.  When Gloria moved to Ct, Colonial Toyota was one of her clients at WTNH TV and later on Cox Media.  She has over 20 years of advertising and marketing experience, and has become very connected to Colonial Toyota   Gloria has always enjoyed working with automotive dealers because of their passion, and their sense of urgency.  The Toyota brand has so many autos to choose from, and they are great cars. Loving advertising, and loving the car business, it is a win win!  

    a0e11de9d8474954b059a078363c9253
  • Mitch Burban
    Business Development Manager
    203-878-7401


    f57937f70a0a00f44782b18da8df4482
  • Dave Fowlin
    Sales Manager
    203-878-7401


    ed9f74cb0a0a00f400592bb19eb155c1
  • Luis velez
    Sales Manager
    203-878-7401

    Back in the year 2002, I was in the market for a car for my wife who was expecting our child.  I drove to Colonial Toyota, from my home in Stratford Ct.  From the moment we drove into the parking lot, my wife and I were treated with the warmth of hospitality and great buying experience during our selection of cars we were shown.  This customer buying experience, is what I was used to giving the customers I came in contact with in my short 5 years experience working in call centers.  About 2 years went by from that initial auto purchase. When the time came where I wanted to earn a little more income to raise my family a bit better, I decided to search for a job as a sales consultant.  Guess where?  at Colonial Toyota.  Not knowing if this is a job I would grow to enjoy, it has become a career for me.  I am entering my 8th year at Colonial Toyota.  I have many awards, such as being named Salesman of the year,  Three years in a row with 2007 275 Cars, 2008 with 225 Cars, and 2009 with 175 cars.  Selling the Toyota Brand is the very easy part, because of the quality of the product.  I take great pride in not just selling the cars, but also giving the customer a great buying experience that in turn leads to referrals of friends, family, and associates.  A great buying experience is contagious, and people love to share how they were treated.  We are all consumers, and everyone deserves a great buying experience.

    f205a4e70a0d06b801114133e749a46a
  • John Harris
    Sales Manager
    203-878-7401 ext 533


    27a1c5e40a0d02e701ad44f654a4751f
  • Sayed Hossan
    Sales Manager
    203-878-7401


    1446174a0a0a008a00591a4dbd60bb1b
  • Hector Marroquinn
    Sales Manager
    203-878-7401


    27cc69ca0a0d02e701ad44f60902b98e
  • Bobby Ledesma
    Sales Manager
    203-878-7401


    f218cf720a0a00f401260643cbb79e05
  • Carlos Rodriguez
    Sales Manager
    203-878-7401

    I love to sell cars, and I love meeting the people I sell them to!  The people here are great, the customers are great. Colonial Toyota is my second family.  My first family is my wife and 5 wonderful children.  I'm just a happy guy lovin my job!

    f2e651860a0a00f4018afaa4585a55c8
  • Noah Kim
    Sales Manager Nu Start
    203-878-7401


    258ffeda777f49aba8d6c98e1c364073
  • Ryan Bray
    Sales Manager
    203-878-7401


    795dae4a95cf478c8d1fa9f52aa656b0
  • Howard Luna
    General Sales Manager
    800-999-1969


    3e1a1b29e5e74951983caa7c356d51bc
  • Frank Pratts
    Sales Manager
    203-878-7401


    97412cdbd8fa44769db4171c59e6915f
  • Marc Weinstock
    Sales Manager
    203-878-7401


    990ddec2a6ed4f50902a3b8b8975d664
  • Brandon Lorenzoni
    Internet Speciialist
    203-878-7401


    3bf24c548a2c44fe97e693b28cc1cb37
  • Angie Kaskie
    Service Cashier/Appointment Coordinator
    203-878-7401


    f2bbcdcf7d754e208afc310ddcc569dd
  • Tracy Navarra-Davis
    Service
    203-878-7401

    Tracy has always been a customer service professional,  from Quality Assurance in a manufacturing environment to Business Process Analyst in the electronics industry.  She now applies her lifelong commitment to customer satisfaction to her role at Colonial Toyota by assisting service customers and others on the phones.  She enjoys working at Colonial Toyota where going the extra mile for the customer is appreciated.

    1557602b2fb946368f40e062a8ca467f
  • Jim Daigle


    6f8d99f282924d75b53e0f2ae20bb192
  • Todd Jones
    Sales Manager - NU Start
    203-878-7401


    d55adfe304824c48a076ef7c0b0802d0
  • Ricky Dyer


    da587184ad38436fa364b309ce1bec24
  • Dana Colon
    Greeter


    4f983db99e66437c9db98c8fed2ab9fc
  • Bob Forman
    Assistant Service Manager
    203-878-7401 ext 324


    14444d2e0a0a008901c0035b129ce775
  • Al Shaham
    Assistant Service Manager
    203-878-7401 ext 509


    1442d83b0a0a008a00591a4d53dbee31
  • Roger Malmeth
    Assistant Service Manager
    203-878-7401 ext 372


    144a97430a0a008a00591a4d11a2fa4f
  • Cindy Ha
    Used Car Assistant
    203-878-7401


    f2e161690a0a00f4018afaa413993eaf
  • Bill Ndreu
    Sales Manager Nu Start
    800-999-1969


    fc42dfb70a0a00f401132f26e4c65d07
  • Anthony Mao
    Sales Manager
    203-878-7401

    Hello, My name is Anthony Mao.  I have been selling Toyota vehicles in New Haven County for 23 years.  I am very proud to have gained all of this experience.  Through the years, I have received many of the high honor awards fro Toyota Motor Sales USA.Inc.for customer satisfaction and professionalism.  There is a great pride that comes with treating my customers honorably.  In fact, I have made them my guests.  When presenting the quality and convenience of a Toyota Vehicle, I feel it is important to ensure that the customer understands the vehicle inside and out  before they commit to the purchase.  Today, I am happy to have joined the Colonial Toyota Sales Team. With the Colonial Toyota selling process and philosophy, I feel confident in my goals to provide all of my customers with services they expect and deserve.

    1b3945040a0a00f4019432e053097928
Here at Colonial Toyota, we are committed to creating a unique car buying and servicing experience, focused entirely on exceeding our customers' expectations.  Our philosophy is simple; provide our customers with a No-Haggle; One Associate approach to pricing vehicles, servicing vehicles, accessories, and financing.  Ask one of our team members to tell  you more about our No-Haggle; One Associate approach.