Category: Local Officials

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Council Member

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Mike Archambault moved to Fountain Hills in January 1972 from Columbus, Ohio. He started construction on the Archambault’s first home in Fountain Hills and was among the first ten families to live here. Mike worked with his father for almost ten years under the company name of Archie’s Construction. In 1981, seeing a need for quality cabinets in Fountain Hills, he started Fountain Hills Wood Whims, Inc., a custom cabinet shop that currently employs fifteen craftspeople. Mike and his crew have been providing custom cabinets to Valley builders for more than twenty-five years. Mike has been involved in community services since moving to Fountain Hills. In his relentless volunteer style, he ran the annual “Secret Santa” program, bringing toys and smiles to children and food donations to needy families in Fountain Hills and Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation for thirteen years. He served as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader for eleven years and was inducted into the Order of the Arrow. During that time, he graduated fourteen Eagle Scouts. Mike also helped with the drive to bring the fist health clinic to Fountain Hills in 1977. He served on the Building Committee of the Church of the Ascension. Through Archie’s Construction, Mike constructed the church’s rectory using volunteers. He also helped construct the original Town Library (now the Fountain Hills Community Theater) through the resources of the Fountain Hills Contractor Association. Mike was heavily involved in building the Sunset Kiwanis Building in Kiwanis Park. His most recent exploits took him back to the old library building. There, under Archambault Enterprises, Mike remodeled the original community center to expand the Fountain Hills Community Theater. He also remodeled the Fountain Hills High School audio room to accommodate a wider range of format for students. Mike’s last project using volunteers and many donations involved the construction of the Veterans Memorial, a 12,000 square-foot plaza in Fountain Park. It memorializes those who serve and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Mike has served in many leadership roles prior to becoming a Councilmember. He served the community as president of the Fountain Hills Youth Association and as a leader in the Order of the Arrow ceremonial teams. He is a long-term member of the Sunset Kiwanis. He continues to support Fountain Hills through donations to various volunteer groups such as the Fountain Hills Band, Fountain Hills High School, the Helping Hands food bank, and Concerts in the Park programs. Mike has been married to Charla for 31 years. The Archambaults have two children, Michelle Do, 28 and Eric, 26.