Setiabudi has been an immigration paralegal for nearly 20 years. She joined CLINIC in July 2012. Prior to that, she was a paralegal for various law firms, nonprofit organizations and private immigration law offices in the Washington metropolitan area.

Setiabudi was a BIA-accredited paralegal at Catholic Charities before joining CLINIC. She earned a paralegal certificate from the Northern Virginia Community College in 2002. She speaks five languages and serves as an interpreter for immigration courts, other courts, and hospitals for the Indonesian language and some Chinese dialects.