text: Hillary Clinton is deadly serious about attracting young and tech-savvy voters in 2016, hiring a new digital guru who hails from the world's most powerful online brand. Stephanie Hannon, who was the tech giant's director of productmanagement for civic innovation and social impact, will serve as her presidential campaign's chief technology officer. In that role she will supervise a sprawling effort to develop websites, mobile apps and other vehicles for pushing the former secretary of state's brand through the 2016 elections. Hannon previously worked on Gmail and Google Maps. She also spent some time at Facebook, and also worked for the event-organizing website Eventbrite, according to her LinkedIn profile. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEOS . DEADLY SERIOUS: Clinton, 67, is priming the pump for a digital outreach campaign tailored to the expectations of younger, more tech-savvy voters . SECOND TIME AROUND: Clinton ran unsuccessfully for president in 2008, but the online landscape has evolved since then . That profile describes her Google projects as including 'changing how the world prepares and responds to natural disasters, using big data and experiments to enable cities to make evidenced based decisions and sharing transparent election ballot, candidate and results globally.' Stephanie Hannon, director of product management, civic innovation and social impact at Google, has come aboard the Hillary Express as Mrs. Clinton's technology guru . Seasoned digital talent is in high demand as nearly 20 potential White House hopefuls plan for a 2016 campaign season that will rely heavily on clicks, likes, shares and other indications of a broad reach. Every major party candidate will have to navigate the brave new world of online fundraising, too, which President Barack Obama's team mastered in 2008 en route to his victory – including a stunning Democratic primary upset of Clinton. Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who announced his candidacy on Tuesday in Louisville, poached his tech leader from rival candidate Ted Cruz late last year. Vincent Harris, who also helped manicure Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's online image during a bruising re-election fight in 2014, runs his own Texas consulting firm with a staff of 20. His team was responsible for McConnell's breakthrough video 'What rhymes with Alison Lundergan Grimes,' a brief online ad that launched a year-long slap-fest directed at McConnell's unsuccessful challenger. IN YOUR FACE: The 'Ready for Hillary' super PAC has adopted an iconic, mock-worthy photo of Clinton on her Blackberry as its poster image, laughing off claims that Clinton's infamous private email server will get in the way of her presidential ambitions . POACHED: Vincent Harris (left), the Rand Paul presidential campaign's digital chief, worked for Ted Cruz unti lthe Kentuckian lured him away . The Washington Post was first to report Clinton's latest hire. The onetime first lady and former U.S. senator hasn't yet launched an official campaign, but an announcement is expected in the next 10 days. Her campaign-in-waiting has already signed a lease for two floors of a Brooklyn, New York, office building, starting a 15-day countdown for a formal declaration of her candidacy set by the Federal Election Commission. Clinton's staff also includes several key members who came over from the White House. Kristina Schake was first lady Michelle Obama's aide responsible for recasting her as a fun-loving 'everywoman' through TV appearances on pop-culture shows. She will help transform Clinton into a softer, more accessible public figure. White House Communications Director Jen Palmieri stepped down this month to helm Clinton's campaign communications team. Palmieri has been replaced by Jen Psaki, the former State Department chief spokeswoman. EMAIL-GATE: South Carolina Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy hasn't let go of demands for Clinton's home-brew email server, which contained her correspondence from the State Department until she erased it . It's unclear whether Hannon will be able to help Clinton shed her image as a ham-fisted and digitally aloof schemer, a reputation that has followed her since a scandal broke over emails she deleted froma private server she maintained during her years in the Obama administration. Questions remain about whether Clinton acted improperly when she conducted all her State Department email communications on a home-brew system completely separate from government computers and the archiving required by federal law. South Carolina Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy, at the helm of a special congressional committee tasked with investigating the deadly 2012 terror attacks at a State Department facility in Benghazi, Libya, did not respond to a request for comment about the status of the probe into Clinton's emails.
target: Stephanie Hannon, Google top dog on product management for 'civic engagement,' will help Hillary navigate the digital waters in 2016 .
  Hannon will oversee a team that develops websites, apps and other outreach tools designed to attract Democratic voters .
  Tech gurus are in high demand among presidential campaigns .
  Rand Paul poached Ted Cruz's senior digital strategist away last year .
  Hillary has also filled a few key slots with Obama White House aides .