Born: unknown
Gene Denton began his career as assistant to the city manager in Fort Worth, Texas in 1960.
He then served as the assistant city manager of Dallas prior to becoming the city manager of Wichita, Kansas in 1976.
In 1985, Gene became the county administrator of Johnson County, Kansas and continued in that position until his retirement in late 1998.
Since then, Gene has been serving as a consultant. He worked for the city of Colorado Springs to review their city charter and gave a presentation on city management at a conference in Abu Dabai, United Arab Emirates.