ATF hired 12 examiner assistants under contract until december. i think most of them have been fully trained at this point so you might see a slight dip in wait times.
I don't think she's an assistant... I could be wrong because the old examiners aren't there anymore. Those 10 names that sign are the main examiners, the assistants just help with errors and such, the main examiners just proof read and sign. You don't know the assistant unless you have an error letter signed by them.